&gt; Second, California is unusual in that the third strike can be anything (first two must be violent felonies).<p>No, not since the passage of Proposition 36 in 2012: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Three-strikes_law" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Three-strikes_law</a> (see &quot;California&quot;)