Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC)

In January 2023, the Task Force for Racial Equity shifted to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. It ended in December 2024. More information is available here. The below information is historical.

Established by Governor Roy Cooper in June 2020, Public Safety Secretary Eddie Buffaloe Jr. and NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls are leading the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC), which consists of twenty-four members from a wide range of backgrounds.

The Task Force’s work focuses on addressing existing policies and procedures that disproportionately affect communities of color and developing solutions to ensure racial equity in North Carolina’s criminal justice system.