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Despite having an IQ of only 65, Jerome Bowden chose his last words carefully: "I hope this thing that's happening to me will put some light on this thing that's wrong." Two years after he was executed by electric chair in Georgia in 1986, his wish came true when the state Legislature made the Peach Tree State the first in the nation to outlaw the execution of "mentally retarded" convicts. But 27 years and one month later, the state is poised to execute another man who almost everyone agrees suffers from extreme mental challenges.

In February, Warren Hill came within 30 minutes of being put to death before a federal appellate court delayed his execution until it could consider his claim of "mental retardation" (the term used by the state). This week, the state set a new execution date for July 15, even though it's waiting to hear from the U.S. Supreme Court and lacks the drug it uses for lethal injections...

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http://www.salon.com/2013/07/05/georgia_hopes_to_execute_mentally_retarded_inmate/

Clip from the Tuesday, July 9th 2013 edition of The Kyle Kulinski Show, which airs live on Blog Talk Radio and Secular Talk Radio monday - friday 5-7pm Eastern.

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