The death penalty means sentencing the condemned man to execution as carried out by the state and the justice system. It is clear that the definition of the death penalty is much deeper than this. The topic of the death penalty is something that may not see an end any time soon. It is considered controversial because an individual's life, his values, his morals and his dignity are at stake. Whether he still achieves morality and dignity will be in the eyes of the beholder, but he should still be considered. Utilitarian and retributivist ideals are taken into consideration when discussing the death penalty and whether it is morally right or immoral as well as ethical. Punishment, along with the previously stated keywords, are just as important, if not more important, than the death penalty. We will examine Kant's ethics and the values ​​he places on individuals, as well as Kant's theory of punishment and the death penalty. Kant published Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals in 1793, a heavy book on the philosophy of morality. Alongside Kant, we will examine Bedau and Marshal's suggestion that Kant's two ideals are at odds with each other. These two, being his ethical idea compared to his theory of punishment. Marshall's use of the 8th Amendment regarding the death penalty between legality and ethics is also well played. In the midst of these oppositions Pojman's Kantian argument will also be mentioned in which he describes what some consider to be a huge exception to the death penalty or severe punishment in general. According to Marshall, as human beings, we all have values ​​and rights. After all, we are human beings and not animals. The term intrinsic value should be highlighted in any text regarding the death penalty. The death charge... middle of paper... that I have is the length of a trial to convict the murderer. The form of rehabilitation, although according to Kant it should not be used, in my opinion it should only be used to a certain extent. If convicted, the killer will be sentenced to a very long prison term. The amount of time spent trying to decide on whether or not the death penalty should be applied to their case, if applicable, forces the defendant into solitary confinement, which only allows for psychological harm. As a forensic psychology major, I understand the effects solitary confinement can have on an individual. The brain is what holds us together in being sane. From a psychological point of view, brain damage represents the highest, if not the highest, form of damage. This is a completely different degree of isolating a person from society than isolating a person from humanity. The person is deprived of his autonomy, his intrinsic value and his dignity.