A British government minister says she’s "not squeamish" about the idea of chemical castration for male sex offenders, and wants to make it mandatory. The UK is considering a range of options from a ...

In a bid to lower overcrowding in prisons, the British government is considering whether to make chemical castration mandatory for certain sex offenders serving time in their correctional system.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some sex offenders in Alabama could be chemically castrated before being released on parole, under a bill approved by state lawmakers. Lawmakers gave final approval to the bill ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, is the author of a House bill seeking to chemically castrate child sex offenders. He is pictured ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government will roll out the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package of measures to reduce the risk of reoffending and alleviate ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2422 — which would require child sex offenders to be chemically castrated before they would be eligible for parole. The bill is ...

The government is to rollout a chemical castration pilot for sex offenders in 20 prisons, the justice secretary has confirmed. An independent sentencing review recommended a series of reforms to ...

TWG on Gender Based Violence led by Chairperson Nancy Baraza(centre) and Vice Sam Thenya(left) with National Gender and Equality Commission(NGEC) Chairperson Rehema Jaldesa(right) addressing the media ...

Serious sex offenders could face mandatory chemical castration under plans set to be agreed by the justice secretary to help ease overcrowded prisons. The recommendations from former Tory justice ...

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