Friday, January 30, 2015

Texas, Georgia execute intellectually disabled death row inmates

Texas, Georgia execute intellectually disabled death row inmates 
The US Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that US states could not execute the "mentally retarded." That court precedent, however, did not stop Georgia and Texas from carrying out the executions this week of two inmates with clearly demonstrated intellectual disabilities. The high court allowed the executions to proceed, refusing to issue a stay in both cases. 
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