Justice Reinvestment Act - The Legislation
North
Carolina's Justice Reinvestment Act represents the most
significant change to the state's criminal sentencing laws since
the Structured Sentencing Act was implemented in 1994. It
is a data-driven bipartisan approach to criminal justice policy.
North Carolina has shown remarkable progress since the legislation was signed in 2011.
Accomplishments at the five-year point since passage are highlighted in Justice Reinvestment Performance Measures - March 2016.
The Council of State Governments noted accomplishments at the three-year mark in its report "Justice Reinvestment in North Carolina: Three Years Later". An accompanying infographic gives a good visual picture of the success story.
MORE INFORMATION
- The Justice Reinvestment Act: An Overview - UNC School of Government Criminal Law blog
- Justice Reinvestment Resource Page - UNC School of Government
- Felony Sentencing grid - effective for crimes on or after Dec. 1, 2011
- Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing - 2012 edition
- Legislation summary from July 2011 edition of Correction News