In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the government from carrying out death sentences of people with intellectual disabilities. But in its final weeks in office, the Trump administration set dates for two intellectually disabled men. Corey Johnson was the second person after Alfred Bourgeois whose attorneys presented evidence he was intellectually disabled.
Coming up next week in the final episode, we'll see how the continued existence of the American death penalty is leaving its mark on our society.
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Rush to Kill is available at wfiu.org/rushtokill.
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