In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the ...

Anti-death penalty and disability advocates have criticized how Georgia handled intellectual disability in death penalty cases, because defendants had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they were ...

Donald Trump at an Erie, Pa., rally on Sept. 29, 2024, at which he said Democratic rival Kamala Harris was 'mentally impaired.' Dustin Franz/AFP/Getty Images In a recent speech, Donald Trump used the ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man described as intellectually disabled by his lawyers faced execution on Wednesday for strangling and trying to rape a woman who went jogging near her Houston home more than ...

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday lessening the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro and his top human services official said Wednesday that the administration has a plan to end a waiting list of thousands of families who are considered to be in dire need of help for ...

A handful of intellectually disabled Victorians have been unlawfully detained by disability service providers, including a man with a history of committing sexual assaults.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — (MAY 14 UPDATE) The Syracuse Police Department announced Wednesday morning that Jackob Barlow has been found safe. Police said Barlow is in good health and has been returned to his ...

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Throughout the month of February we've highlighted impactful people in the Susquehanna Valley for Black History Month. Newsa's Jacob Hall spoke with York native and Special Olympics champion Loretta ...