Capital punishment known to some as the death penalty is the execution of a criminal by the state as a punishment. It has been around for a long time to stop political rebellion and for the punishment of a criminal. As of post WW2 91 countries have abolished capital punishment. Now in America this punishment is only given to the harsh of offenses such as murder, treason, and espionage. The United States has executed 42 criminals last year. In our country we have an issue with capital punishment. Many of our citizens call it inhumane and costly than just giving a criminal the death penalty, some believe that we don’t have the right to take someone’s life and to let them live their lives in prison. To be sentenced to death is a four step plan that must be meet sentencing, direct review, State Collateral Review, and Federal Habeas Corpus. In the United States the method of capital punishment is lethal injection which is a more humane way than off the past 50 years. The United States is split on the issue of if capital punishment is justified or not. There are some points in this paper that will show you why capital punishment is well justified and needed in our country. The first point is that 69 percent of the nation favors the death penalty. The death penalty has also decreased the crime in our nation. January 17, 1977 Gary Gilmore was executed by the firing squad in Utah. That same year that state had 55 murders but after the execution the murders in the state went from 55 to 44 a 20 percent decrease. In August 28, 1987 Pierre Dale Selby was executed after killing 5 people, after the execution that following month there were only 3 murders. Most Americans believe that the cost of capital punishment is not worth putting one person to death. The reason for the high cost is due to redundant appeals, time- consuming delays, and bizarre court rulings. With all