As he was leaving office, then-North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 individuals on the state's death row. Cooper, a Democrat whose name has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential election, took similar action to outgoing President Biden, who faced criticism last week for commuting the sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates. "These decisions are among the most challenging a governor can face, and the death penalty is the most extreme punishment the state can impose," Cooper stated. "After careful consideration, reflection, and prayer, I determined that the death sentences for these 15 individuals should be commuted, while ensuring they will spend the rest of their lives in prison." No executions have taken place in North Carolina since 2006 due to ongoing legal challenges. One of the inmates whose sentence was commuted to life was Hasson Bacote, who had been convicted of felony murder. Bacote filed a lawsuit in 2010 contesting his death sentence under North Carolina's Racial Justice Act, which allows defendants to challenge their sentences based on evidence of racial bias. Bacote, who is Black, was convicted by a jury in predominantly White Johnston County for the shooting of an 18-year-old. Rayford Burke, another inmate from Iredell County who received a commutation, also sought relief under the Racial Justice Act, according to reports from WCNC.#politics, #news, #currentevents, #government, #elections ¹
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