FUKUOKA--Calls are growing for specific legal provisions that penalize sex crimes against intellectually disabled people without heavily relying on the testimonies of the victims. Sexual abuse is ...

Relying on Supreme Court’s observation that the testimony of a person with a disability can’t be considered weak or inferior ...

"The defendant is also intellectually disabled. Nevertheless, it is judged that she cared for the victim, who was less fortunate than herself, with compassion and friendship by her side." This was the ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court threw out on Monday a judicial decision that had spared a man convicted of murder in Alabama from execution because he was found to be intellectually disabled. The ...

Convicted murderer beat victim with hammer and saw IQ scores at issue in legal fight over death sentence Atlanta-based appeals court is told to clarify its ruling Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme ...

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 ...

A bill that got unanimous support and a standing ovation in the Georgia House this week looks to make it easier for intellectually disabled people to avoid the death penalty, bringing the Peach State ...

This undated photo shows the death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, Ga. Photo by Georgia Department of Corrections/Getty Images Nearly four decades ago, public outrage over 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 ...

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 ...

Bagalkote: A horrific incident involving abuse of minor intellectually disabled children has shaken the entire state and ...