Mike Schietzelt, John Locke Foundation criminal justice fellow, discusses S.B. 584 and the latest developments in efforts to clean up North Carolina’s criminal code. Schietzelt offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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