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.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Louisiana law is shaping how some sex crimes are prosecuted. Act 651, which took effect last August, allows judges to order surgical castration for offenders who sexually ...

A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill ...

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee says he won’t be advancing a bill that would allow surgical castration of Iowans convicted of sexually abusing kids under the age of 12. Rep. Steven Holt, ...

A serial child rapist in Louisiana has been sentenced to surgical and chemical castration after pleading guilty to the attempted rape of a 7-year-old girl, according to authorities and reports. Thomas ...

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Harrisburg, Pa. — Three Republican state representatives are urging colleagues to join them in their mission to legalize the castration of convicted child sex offenders. A memo detailing the proposal, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Rep. Scott Cupps (District 158) has filed a bill for the current legislative session that would allow courts to sentence ‘certain sex offenders’ to be surgically ...