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NC Supreme Court Imposes Limits on Severe Punishment for Youth

June 27, 2022

Last week, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued two important decisions concerning the way our state imposes prison time on people who committed crimes when they were children.

In State v. Kelliher and State v. Conner, the Court reiterated that … Continue Reading →