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North Carolina has reinstated the death penalty after a 20-year halt with Iryna's Law.

Opponents of the law cite a lack of evidence that the death penalty deters crime and raise concerns about executing individuals with mental illness.

Since 1973, at least 200 people on death row in the U.S. have been exonerated, including 12 from North Carolina.

“There will be no firing squads in North Carolina during my time as governor,” North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said Oct. 3 after signing a criminal justice bill into law in response to the tragic murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail. It was a statement we can’t believe had to be uttered in 2025.

Iryna’s Law contains valuable legal system reforms, including mandatory mental health evaluations

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