Family members of crime victims offered chilling testimonies to Congress on Monday, describing the holes in the justice system that were evident after the murder of their loved ones.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing in Charlotte followed the murder of Iryna Zarutska in August while sitting on a commuter train. Lawmakers heard testimony about policy failures regarding repeat offenders and lenient pretrial bail, and listened to victims of violent crime and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Justin Campbell.

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