USA - North Carolina. NC House tentatively OKs Racial Justice Act repeal.

NC House tentatively OKs Racial Justice Act repeal. North Carolina lawmakers gave initial approval to a measure that would clear the way for executions to resume in the state. The Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to fully repeal a 4-year-old law that allows convicted murderers to get a death sentence reduced to life in prison if they can prove that race played a major role in their cases. The bill has already passed the Senate. The provision repealing the Racial Justice Act has generated heated debate between opponents who say it simply delays justice and supporters who argued it acknowledges a proven problem in the state. The state hasn't carried out an execution since 2006 because of various legal appeals.