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Kelly Davis

Kelly Davis is a San Diego-based reporter and can be reached at 2kellydavis@gmail.com.

Three strikes laws

1/20/2022

California Lawmaker Adding to Growing Calls for an End to ‘Three Strikes’ Laws for Teens

California is the only state where the three strikes laws apply to 16- or 17-year-olds who commit crimes, impacting them for years.

Barred from Sending Probation and Foster Youth Out of State, California Officials Have Managed to Find Them Local Homes and Programs

9/2/2021

Barred from Sending Probation and Foster Youth Out of State, California Officials Have Managed to Find Them Local Homes and Programs

More than 130 children have been brought back to California and counties now have more than $100 million to develop in-state, locally based programs.