Why is there a death penalty in the United States?

As of the end of last year, there were 123 foreign nationals awaiting execution in the US. read more

There are a few arguments for the death penalty. For one, you can be sure that after the execution, this person will no longer be able to commit crimes. Personally, I am for revision of the death penalty. I think that we need a standard based on objective evidence only. read more

The United States is the only Western country currently applying the death penalty, one of 54 countries worldwide applying it, and was the first to develop lethal injection as a method of execution, which has since been adopted by five other countries. There were no executions in the United States between 1967 and 1977. read more

United States of America's death penalty laws and how they are applied, including death row and execution numbers, death-eligible crimes, methods of execution, appeals and clemency, availability of lawyers, prison conditions, ratification of international instruments, and recent developments. read more