Entries tagged with “Betsy Neill”
Nov 06, 2025
Facts About the Death Penalty: Execution of Prisoners with Severe Mental Illness
In 2002, a Gallup poll found that 75% of Americans opposed executing individuals who have severe mental illnesses. Many people believe that the U.S. does not execute people who suffer from serious mental illness. This is only partially true. In fact, the Constitution bars the execution only of people who are legally deemed“insane” or mentally incompetent. But the legal standard for demonstrating mental incompetence is high and exemptions from execution for…
Issues
Apr 03, 2017
STUDIES: 21st-Century Executions Disproportionately Involve Defendants With Mental Illness
A new study of the case records of the men and women executed in the United States between 2000 and 2015 has found that 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness and who have experienced…