The recidivism rate for the criminals Roy Cooper released early from prison is over 50%, according to data from the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections. Cooper made a deal to release the prisoners early, including career criminal DeCarlos Brown, who went on to murder Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte Light Rail.
“Roy Cooper let rapists and murderers walk free, and to no one’s surprise the majority reoffended — hurting countless North Carolinians. Cooper’s dangerous soft-on-crime policies have made North Carolina less safe,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia.