Sen. Goolsby is a former Counsel to the State Crime Commission and co-chairs both the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety committee. He has the experience to reduce crime and make New Hanover County a safer place to work, live and raise a family.
The Justice Reinvestment Act was a notable initiatiave of Sen. Goolsby’s first term. The UNC School of Government produced a helpful summary of this new law that combines three agencies into a single Department of Public Safety.
http://sogweb.sog.unc.edu/blogs/ncclaw/?p=2628
Sen. Goolsby supported the death penalty in two speeches preceding votes to remove harmful elements of the 2009 Racial Justice Act. Following a veto of Senate Bill 9, legislation to remove stalls on all but three death sentences based on statistical evidence, Sen. Goolsby defended the authority of district attorneys and juries to deliver justice for victims’ families.
http://www.thomgoolsby.com/2012/01/floor-speech-on-racial-justice-act-1-4-12/
