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 ...

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 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 ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution. There was no ...

Gary Terry could be the next inmate to face the death chamber, shown above, after a judge decided he did not have an intellectual disability. (Provided by the S.C. Department of Corrections) A death ...

New research reveals colorectal cancer screening gaps among people with intellectual disabilities, highlighting barriers to ...

At 19 years old, suffering from autism, severe speech and language disorders and other intellectual disabilities, Grace Walker Goad has been on a waiting list for services from the state Department of ...

Mother seeking residential placement says daughter’s needs have escalated as HSE cites parental obligation and funding constraints ...

Dr Andy Phillips, the regional executive officer for the South-West, said it was 'clearly difficult' for him to comment on an individual case ...