Introduction Capital punishment is commonly associated with death penalty. Capital punishment is for inmates on death row. The psychological aspect associated with capital punishment is a subject of interest. According to many, the execution of capital punishment and especially to inmates on death row is one horrible event. Some inmates are psychologically tortured by the thought of a death sentence. On the other hand, there are death row inmates who are insensitive to a death sentence. The transition period between the life in incarceration and the day of execution, provides an insight into the psychological aspects associated with capital punishment. Several studies have tried to understand the transformation experienced by death row inmates while under incarceration. In fact, studies have shown that death row inmates exhibit behavioral patterns similar to those of violent criminals (Pallone & Hennessy, 1992). However, such is deemed to change when they are sentenced to a death penalty. In this respect, capital punishment has become a contentious issue in the American justice system. Human rights activists perceive capital punishment and especially death penalty as a violation of human rights. On the other hand, psychologists allege that the behavioral patterns and transformation of behavior among death row inmates, can determine the insanity of an inmate. Thesis Statement Death row inmates exhibit behavioral patterns similar to those evidenced in violent criminals. Once these inmates are sentenced to a death sentence, the criminals undergo a psychological transformation. Such transformation is a result of new methods used to induce death sentence. These methods are cruel and cause death row syndrome among the death row inmates. Death row history History indicates that death penalty records are traceable back to the year 1930 (Bedau, 1998). In the history of American judicial system, laws and statutes have been designed to determine cases of first-degree murder and 18 aggravating circumstances. Once such laws determine that violation of such circumstances has occurred, the aggressor is sentenced to a death penalty. An example of such circumstances is raping of a child, which constitutes to a death penalty (Death Penalty Information Center, 2013). In other countries like Afghanistan and China, an act of adultery results to a death sentence. The history of the death penalty in the United States and in other countries indicates that capital punishment is commonly used. According to Gershman (2005), inmates on death row were executed by hanging. However, human rights activists complained that such a sentence was slow, painful and agonizing. By the late 19 th and throughout the 20th century, the use of a firing squad became common. During the 290 th century, inmates on death row were being electrocuted or subjected to a gas chamber. However, these developments have evolved to the use of a lethal injection in the recent years (Gershman, 2005). Death row is the designated area where inmates sentenced to a death penalty are executed. Death row inmates spend several years before their execution. This is usually done to determine, whether their sentencing