Letter to North Carolina Governor Opposing Rollback of Raise the Age Legislation
Proposed legislation would again allow North Carolina to automatically charge 16 and 17-year-olds as adults for a wide range of felony offenses.
Related to: Youth Justice
The Sentencing Project submitted a letter to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper that voiced opposition to HB 834. In 2019, North Carolina made the appropriate and evidence-based decision to pass “Raise the Age” legislation to join almost every other state and start most cases for 16 and 17-year-olds in the state’s juvenile courts. HB 834 would roll back these critical reforms, harming youth and public safety. This proposed legislation would again allow the state to automatically charge 16 and 17-year-olds as adults for a wide range of felony offenses.
Read the full letter here.
