A bipartisan group of N.C. legislators unveiled this afternoon House Bill 399, the Young Offenders Rehabilitation Act. It aims to transfer misdemeanor offenses by 16- and 17-year-olds from the adult court system to the juvenile system.
Reps. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake, Jean Farmer-Butterfield, D-Wilson, Jonathan Jordan, R-Ashe, and Duane Hall, D-Wake, are the bill’s primary sponsors. Joining them in the 24-minute news conference below are Durham Chief District Court Judge Marcia Morey and former New Bern police chief Frank Palombo.
