WASHINGTON – Disability rights groups fear a death penalty case before the Supreme Court could have implications for the intellectually disabled far beyond the criminal context. The justices are ...

Police are searching for a 16-year-old with autism missing from Indianapolis. Robert Williams Jr., who goes by RJ, was last seen on the afternoon of Dec. 17 in the 1100 block of Broad Ripple Avenue. A ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a death penalty case in which the defendant’s school records from more than 40 years ago are playing a key role. In that case, Justice John Paul ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington The ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hamm v. Smith, a death ...

A Hendricks County judge has ruled that life without parole will remain on the table for the man who is accused of killing an Indiana State Trooper from Franklin. The court order was issued Friday, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 22% of patients with inpatient care for more than a year had an IDD. Long-stay patients with IDD had more ...

A smartphone app significantly reduced depressive symptoms and improved self-esteem and quality of life in individuals with intellectual disabilities. The study addressed a research gap, highlighting ...

A group of Maryland residents are alleging that Maryland's Medicaid system is unfairly cutting off care to people with disabilities. In a class action lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A detainee with an intellectual disability at a state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades was deported to Jamaica after allegedly signing a voluntary ...