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 ...

Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry ...

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.

A Louisiana judge sentenced a convicted sex offender to castration for a second-degree rape charge April 7, according to KTBS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patients, regardless of whether they are in prison or not, have the right to make their own decisions about their health. It doesn ...

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.

The notion that guns serve as phallic implements (and thus tokens of masculinity) is about as old as it is obvious. ("Consider your man card re-issued," read a recent gun ad.) But the idea that gun ...

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 ...