The United States for several years have found many ways of punishing those who have committed crimes that deserve a sentence to the death penalty. Along with convicting those to the death penalty some have also been wrongfully accused. Has the death penalty been abused? Is the death penalty necessary in our society? These are all questions that those who oppose the death penalty have. It is important that the society today understands how unconstitutional and immoral the death penalty is. There are many major areas of discussion where many believe the death penalty is no longer necessary; once sentenced is permanent; the execution of a criminal has no true benefit; it undermines values that we hold; it's not applied evenly; cruel; and is unusual.
             The death penalty is truly no longer necessary. Execution was a practical necessity during our colonial period and infancy as a nation simply because of a lack of money and jail space. However, we no longer lack the money to house prisoners for long periods of time, and many states allow a sentence of life without parole as an alternative to the death penalty. Ironically, the death penalty now costs our government more money than housing a prisoner for life. The death penalty is now truly impractical. It is a known fact that over thirty countries have abolished the death penalty since 1990 due to this reason. Also, by sentencing a person to the death penalty it is permanent. It has been well-documented that many who have been sentenced to death have later been found to be not guilty. Because our appeal system is no more perfect than our criminal court system, the exoneration of those wrongly convicted takes a lot time. Time is, of course, limited for those who have been sentenced to death. Since 1973, more than eighty-five United States death row prisoners have been released due to evidence of their innocence was found. Many have been executed despite serious doubts a...