H307 is political theater. Communities deserve prevention, crisis response, reentry services, and legal aid — not faster and brutal executions and more people needlessly sitting in jails. southerncoalition.org/justice-syst...

Housing, healthcare, SNAP = proven public-safety tools. H307 focuses on punishments instead of investments that stop violence before it starts. We can have more safety and more justice.

The person charged in Iryna Zarutska’s case had repeated mental-health crises that weren’t met with treatment — he was arrested instead. H307 doesn’t expand crisis teams or mental-health responses (like HEART or Raleigh CARES) that prevent violence. We need experts at the scene — not just arrests.

H307 reverses successful pretrial reforms that reduced unnecessary jailing. Rolling back reforms and limiting judicial discretion will keep more people jailed just because they’re poor — not because they pose a danger. Evidence
shows bail reform doesn’t increase crime.

The death penalty doesn’t make us safer.

H307 fast-tracks capital cases and introduces brutal methods like firing squads — despite decades of evidence that the death penalty is not a deterrent and risks killing innocent people. We deserve policies rooted in evidence, not outrage

While this won't guarantee parole for Abrams or anyone else, it ensures their reviews will be based on accurate, complete, and fair information. A step that will provide hope that NC's parole review process will be fairer moving forward.

Now, under the settlement, the NC Parole Commission must:
✔️ Provide notice and guidance so parole candidates can submit complete records
✔️ Clearly identify sources of information
✔️ Distinguish between fact, opinion, and rumor in their reports

The Abrams lawsuit revealed serious flaws in NC’s parole system including:
– Missing and incomplete files
– Incorrect information in reviews
– Rumors treated as fact
These failures meant children sentenced to life had little chance at a fair parole review.