Entries by Hannah Weinstein

DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and data on specific aspects of the death penalty. Why it Matters: In 2002, the United States Supreme Court held that executing individuals with intellectual disability is unconstitutional. (Atkins v. Virgina). Before that decision, dozens of people with intellectual disabilities were legally executed. In Atkins, the Supreme Court explained that people…