Georgia executed Willie James Pye, whose IQ was low enough to indicate that he was intellectually disabled, according to his ...

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill to lessen the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be deemed intellectually disabled, making them ineligible for execution.

ATLANTA (AP) — Last year, Georgia executed Willie James Pye, whose IQ was low enough to ... to make it easier for someone facing the death penalty to prove they are intellectually disabled ...

As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.

Last year, the state put to death Willie Pye, convicted in the 1996 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder of his ex-girlfriend in Spalding County. Pye had an IQ of 68. “(House Bill 123 ...