Deberry first won election in 2018, and has advocated for diversion programs for nonviolent offenders, as well as reforming the cash bail system
RALEIGH, N.C. — Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry announced on Friday that she is running for North Carolina attorney general next year. Her candidacy shakes up a Democratic primary for the job that had appeared to swing heavily toward U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson.
Our approach separates out the violent crime from the unnecessary prosecution of the most vulnerable members of our community just because they are poor or mentally ill or have substance abuse issues,' she told the newspaper. She also said at the time she would continue to decline to consider the death penalty in murder cases, calling the punishment 'neither fair nor equitable.
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