Liberal Group Criticizes N. Carolina Democratic AG

An organization committed to ending mass incarceration in North Carolina and demanding racial equity in criminal justice has called out Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein. Emancipate NC held a news conference Tuesday to release a letter that rebuked the Democrat and accused him of falling short in protecting civil rights of wrongly accused defendants and those on death row. Stein is considered a fellow liberal and sympathetic to concerns of racial justice advocates. He narrowly won reelection in November and co-chaired a racial equity task force that offered over 100 recommendations. Stein's office said he's working to get those recommendations implemented.