Chemical castration has been used on sex offenders in several countries over many years, with some success - but it remains controversial. The principle of treatment, when used on men, is to inhibit ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, Louisiana passed a law that permits judges to sentence individuals convicted of specific crimes to surgical castration.

In Louisiana, sex offenders found guilty of crimes against children younger than 13 years old could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration in addition to serving prison time. The first-of-its ...

Some sex offenders in New Mexico could be required to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole, under a bill proposed by state lawmakers there. Chemical castration involves taking ...

In 2024, Louisiana passed a law that permits judges to sentence individuals convicted of specific crimes to surgical castration. The law, Act 651, applies to convictions for aggravated sex crimes, ...

Louisiana is now the first state to allow surgical castration to be used as a punishment for sex crimes under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. This law, which will go into effect Aug.

Another day, another announcement of the results of the independent reviews that seem to have become the hallmark of the Starmer Labour government. This time, it is about prison reform and how to deal ...

Unlike chemical castration, which surpresses hormone production without removing organs, this procedure removes testicles in men and ovaries in women, according to Cleveland Clinic. If the court ...