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Laws vary in heat death cases parents face across states
The Manassas case of Kevin Kelly, who left his 21 month old Frances in a sweltering van for seven hours, ended with a judge imposing seven years of probation and one day in jail annually plus a blood drive. Across the U.S. prosecutions and penalties for such deaths vary widely by who left the child, where the death occurred, and by caregiver type. Mothers face harsher sentencing than fathers, and paid caregivers face high charges but shorter prison terms.
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Kelly
Associated Press
Janette Fennell
Kids and Cars
Fennell
Sun Belt
United States
Jan Null
San Francisco State University
Hawaii
Virginia
Jennifer Collins
Wake Forest University School of Law
David Diamond
University of South Florida
Las Vegas
Clark County
Prosecutor’s Office
Tom Carroll
Memphis
Lexington
Fayette
James Ishmael
Leon Jewell
Jewell
Daniel
Ishmael
Frances
All Saints Catholic Church