Hundreds gather Monday in Charlotte for a candlelight vigil for Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman who was fatally stabbed on the Charlotte light rail in August. Peter Zay/Anadolu/Getty Images Raleigh, North Carolina AP —

In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package that limits bail and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations.

The Republican-penned bill also could help restart executions in the state.

The House voted 82-30 to accept the omnibus measure passed by the Senate on Monday , sending it next to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. Stein, a former attorney general, has said he supports some pretrial reform

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