Record #:

43417

Author(s):

Wang, Violet

Abstract:

Currently, North Carolina is one of the leading states in imprisonment rates. Since 1970, the incarceration rate has seen a 615% increase with little evidence of decreasing. A new approach involving citations may help taxpayers and give low-level criminals a second chance.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 39 Issue 21, May 2022, p3

Subject(s):

Criminal law--North Carolina