Entries tagged with “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder”
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Clemency
,Upcoming Executions
,Aug 23, 2021
Nevada Death-Row Prisoner Who Faced July Execution Date Files Application to Commute Death Sentence
A Nevada death-row prisoner has asked for a clemency hearing to present new evidence of significant brain damage and post-traumatic stress disorder caused by military service and childhood…
Policy Issues
Juveniles
,Mental Illness
,Race
,Mar 23, 2023
New Podcast: Protecting Especially Vulnerable Defendants from the Death Penalty — A Discussion with Karen Steele
In the latest episode of “Discussions with DPIC,” Robert Dunham, former Executive Director of DPIC, interviews Karen Steele (pictured), a researcher and defense attorney in Oregon, regarding the special characteristics of late adolescent defendants facing the death penalty. Research by Steele and others points to the incomplete brain development in those aged 18 – 21 and how that can be exacerbated in those suffering from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The research has also found that…