At 10 a.m. next Monday, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on the authority of states to define mental handicap in determining eligibility for a death sentence. In Hall v. Florida, ...

I retired last month after leading NAMI Minnesota for 24 years and working on disability and mental health issues for over 40 ...

This past Wednesday, Texas executed a mentally handicapped individual named Yokamon Hearn who had been convicted of car jacking and murder. The state of Georgia could likely do the same on Monday.

It rarely registers as news anymore when a federal appeals court denies a request for relief made by a death row inmate. It happens all the time, every week, in every jurisdiction that still ...

In this paper we compare philosophical and contemporary psychological approaches to mental handicap. Careful comparison between the disciplines reveals major differences and indicates that much ...

The jig is up for a Lexington man who pretends to be mentally handicapped to solicit donations from strangers. Police released photos of Gary Hank Thompson, 30, Monday and asked residents to be on the ...

Woman and co-conspirators will face a first of its kind hate crime prosecution. Jan. 23, 2013 — -- A Philadelphia woman and four others face a first of its kind hate crimes prosecution for ...