CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden is calling for all sheriffs in North Carolina to be heard in regards to the passage of “Iryna’s Law.”

McFadden said in a statement Thursday that the public safety bill raises expectations but provides no support to meet them, leaving local sheriffs to absorb the strain.

“Detention centers are not optimal treatment settings,” he said. “Consequently, many sheriffs across the state may need to expand or enhance their mental health services to effectively coordinate with local hospitals or manage patients in crisis.”

Officially House Bill 307, the bill was created following the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska Aug. 22 on a Charlotte Blue Line train. It passed trhough the General Assembly Sept. 23 and awaits a sig

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