Advocates in North Carolina are beginning a 136-mile “Walk for Commutation” to raise awareness about the individuals on death row who face imminent execution. Organized by the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the walk calls on Gov. Roy Cooper to commute death sentences before leaving office, emphasizing the racial disparities and declining use of capital punishment in the state.
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Bobby Norfleet Wasn’t the Only Elderly Imprisoned Person in NC Eligible for Parole
Earlier this week NC Newsline published an in-depth story about Bobby Norfleet, a 67-year-old man who was sentenced to life in prison in 1979.