‘Everyone deserves a second chance’: Hundreds lobby for criminal legal reform, policy changes in NC

CBS 17

Center

High Factuality

Media Conglomerate: Nexstar Media Group

‘Everyone deserves a second chance’: Hundreds lobby for criminal legal reform, policy changes in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Groups from across North Carolina are asking state lawmakers to give people with a criminal record a second chance. Hundreds of people lobbied outside the state legislative building Tuesday for criminal legal reform. It was part of Second Chance Lobby Day through the North Carolina Second Chance Alliance. People shared their stories with CBS 17, saying just one mistake could impact people for the rest of their lives. “I w…