CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After North Carolina lawmakers sent House Bill 307, or "Iryna's Law," to the governor's desk, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said the bill does not do enough to address mental health infrastructure in the courts or detention system.

HB 307 ends cashless bail for certain violent offenders and expedites death penalty appeals. Lawmakers pushed the bill in response to the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's light rail in August. Republican leaders in the General Assembly also raised concerns about institutional control in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County due to violent crime.

Governor Josh Stein signed the bill into law on Friday, Oct. 3, however McFadden says it fails to address "public safety and mental health needs" and will add strain

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