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What do you think the punishment for treason should be?
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The US Constitution provides for a penalty of death for treason, but the death penalty has not been used in the US since the mid-20th century. In the modern US legal system, treason is generally punished with a lengthy prison sentence and a heavy fine. The US Code lists the penalty for treason as “imprisonment for life or any term of years, and if death results to the victim, the offender shall also be subject to imprisonment for life” and possibly a fine and up to a ten year term of supervised release. While these are the federal criminal penalties for treason, state laws may impose additional penalties.