New Jail Credit Rules Signed Into Law

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 27, 2015.

Two revisions to North Carolina’s primary jail credit statute, G.S. 15-196.1, will kick in on December 1, 2015. Both of them benefit defendants. The changes appear in Session Law 2015-229, signed by the governor on Tuesday. Incident-based crediting. The first change broadens the confinement that is eligible for credit under G.S. 15-196.1. As described in ... Read more

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