One month after Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail, North Carolina Senate Republicans passed a bill named after the 23-year-old victim that would issue reforms to the state's criminal justice system, with Democrats saying the bill "exploits grief for headlines." House Bill 307, known as Iryna's Law, seeks to modify the law relating to pretrial release conditions -- specifically for those "charged with a violent offense." The bill proposes removing cashless bail, studying the "intersection between mental health and the judicial system" and adding an "aggravated sentencing factor" to those who commit offenses while a victim was using a public transportation system, according to the bill. The Senate passed the bill on Monday night, and the House is schedu

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