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Keffe D Begins 40‑Year Term at Nevada Maximum‑Security Prison

The transfer to High Desert State Prison marks the start of Davis’s 40‑years‑to‑life sentence, with his lawyers poised to appeal.

Overview

  • A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first‑degree murder in August and a judge sentenced him on Oct. 13 to 40 years to life.
  • Officials moved Davis into Nevada’s High Desert State Prison on Oct. 22, a facility that houses death row and high‑risk inmates.
  • Corrections officials released a new booking photo on Oct. 30 showing Davis after the transfer as he began serving his sentence.
  • Davis was given credit for roughly 731 days already spent in custody, and his defense says it will appeal the conviction.
  • Prosecutors say Davis is the only person charged in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing and they lack current evidence to pursue additional defendants.