Former Allegheny jail inmate settles lawsuit over loss of hand

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A former Allegheny County Jail inmate has settled his federal lawsuit claiming he lost his right hand in August 2009 because he was handcuffed to a gurney while he was being treated at UPMC Mercy for diabetic ketoacidosis, according to a federal judge?s order issued Monday.

Court nixes Va. appeal in case of low IQ inmate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rebuffed Virginia's request to reinstate the death sentence of a convicted killer who claims he is too mentally disabled to be executed

Texas death row inmate loses impairment appeal

HOUSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has rejected an East Texas inmate's claims that he's mentally impaired and ineligible for execution.