Is Death Penalty Legal in US ?

Yes, the Death Penalty is Legal in the US.

The death penalty remains a legal form of punishment in parts of the United States. However, its legality and usage differ significantly across the nation.

Legal	Illegal
27 states	23 states

Crimes: It’s usually only considered for aggravated murder, but some jurisdictions include treason, aggravated murder, and large-scale drug trafficking.

Even in states where it’s legal, executions may not have been carried out for years. Legal challenges to the death penalty are ongoing. As Justice William Brennan noted, “The fatal constitutional infirmity in the punishment of death is that it treats members of the human race as nonhumans, as objects to be toyed with and discarded.”

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