/tags/the-second-chance-act The Second Chance Act en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Dec 2021 18:05:04 GMT /law/2021-12-09/state-law-north-carolina-da-expunging-criminal-records-second-chance The "Second Chance Act," which was signed into law in June 2020, makes it easier to clear records of non-violent misdemeanors and minor felonies for 16 and 17-year-olds who were prosecuted as adults. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 18:05:04 GMT /law/2021-12-09/state-law-north-carolina-da-expunging-criminal-records-second-chance Cole del Charco /law/2020-12-01/criminal-record-sentence-changes-among-new-nc-laws New laws began Tuesday in North Carolina that are designed to help more people convicted of lower-level crimes and nonviolent drug trafficking get records… Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:18:05 GMT /law/2020-12-01/criminal-record-sentence-changes-among-new-nc-laws Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Exhausted by the longest legislative session since 2001, state lawmakers are pushing through piecemeal spending measures as the full budget sits in the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:46:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /politics/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Exhausted by the longest legislative session since 2001, state lawmakers are pushing through piecemeal spending measures as the full budget sits in the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:46:53 GMT /politics/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao