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US use of Capital Punishment
The death penalty has long been debated as cruel and in violation of the 8th amendment rights of prisoners. US Federal allowance of Capital Punishment has been scrutinized  in such cases as Furman v Georgia and Gregg v Georgia. The outcome of the latter disputed the claim that Capital Punishment was cruel and unusual. Supreme court judges concluded Capital Punishment, when the crime was high such as murder, was not an 8th amendment violation, in fact, most states were working to comply with new stipulations to Capital Punishments. Thus can be argued that the governing body agrees Capital Punishment is fitting as incapacitation.

Arguments against Incapacitation
Crimes prevented can only be hypothesized as inmates have no means to commit crimes when separated from their community. It is under this mindset that criminals can be unfairly sentenced as there is no proof they will re-offend.

Basing one's criminal background as a sentencing tool can be harmful for both the criminal and the offended community. Criminals are largely sentenced based on their communities reaction to their crimes. Which creates a mindset of revenge rather than healing from the offence. Dissenters view this as punishment and as taking focus away from healing the community and righting the injustice. Prisoners who are punished rather than rehabilitated are likely of committing additional crimes.

Families of the prisoners are also negatively effected especially if the offender is a major source of income or main provider in the household, which can create a negative cycle of poverty and generational crime.