It is Criminal to Execute the Mentally Disabled

Cesar Chelala @ Common Dreams - The planned execution on July 15 of Georgia prisoner Warren Hill—who has been diagnosed as ‘mentally disabled’—is a gross violation of U.S. federal laws and specifically of the 8th amendment that reads, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.’ The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that criminal sentences that are inhumane, outrageous, or shocking to the social conscience are cruel and unusual.  Read more.