Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA,

A newly introduced bill threatens to punish judges who refuse to impose tough sentences on dangerous criminals.

The legislation, called the JAIL Act and introduced Friday by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., comes in response to the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.

Zarutska was allegedly murdered by Decarlos Brown Jr., a career criminal with a lengthy rap sheet who had repeatedly avoided serious jail time.

Video of Zarutska's senseless murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, went viral on social media, fueling outrage over lawlessness and soft-on-crime judges across the country.

Fine said the bill is designed to hold judges accountable for failing to protect the public from repeat offenders.