With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren’t executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANDERSON — Three different doctors testified that Carl Roy Webb Boards II is not intellectually disabled as he awaits trial on a capital murder case. The hearing took place Thursday in Madison Circuit ...

ATLANTA — The 2025 Georgia Legislative Session has had a variety of bills, some aimed at lighter fare like making corn bread the official state bread, and others on the more serious side, such as ...

New research has revealed a confronting life-expectancy gap for people with intellectual disability in NSW, highlighting ...

A fundraiser, benefiting adult education, kicked off at Cedar Lake Lodge Saturday morning.Cedar Lake is the largest private provider for adults with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky. In past ...

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