A bill easing Georgia's strict requirements for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled ...

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law. It is illegal in every U.S.

Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are ...

Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty. That ...

The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 123, a measure that protects vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, March 31.

Georgia Set to Ease Strict Rules for Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty because of an intellectual disability. A bill that would ...

In 1988, Georgia became the first state to outlaw the death penalty for intellectually disabled people. The U.S. Supreme Court followed in 2002, ruling that executing intellectually disabled ...