RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — The North Carolina General Assembly has passed Iryna’s Law, a response to the light rail killing of a Ukrainian refugee, a month after her death. The bill would also require the North Carolina Collaboratory to study the intersection of mental health and the justice system, along with alternative methods of execution. It also establishes a new category of “violent offenses” for which the judge or magistrate must impose certain conditions for pretrial release. ”I think, unfortunately, there are all too many folks who are opposed to the death penalty, but they’re just fine with having it on the books. The criminal justice system is primarily facing court backlogs, shortages of prosecutors and gaps in victim services, Democratic Senator Caleb Theodros said.