North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bill altering juvenile justice reforms for 16- and 17-year-olds, fearing it could erode the "Raise the Age" law.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would mandate more youths to be tried as adults for certain crimes. The bill would have changed juvenile justice reforms for 16- and 17-year-old defendants. Cooper argued that the bill could erode the state's "Raise the Age" law, which ended a mandate for young people to be tried in the adult criminal justice system in 2019.
June 14, 2024
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