The PA House Judiciary Committee now has a controversial bill that was formally introduced last week, aimed at cracking down ...

A state's bill would allow judges to order surgical, chemical castration. State lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering a ...

SHREVEPORT La. - A convicted sex offender in Caddo Parish could become the first person locally to face surgical castration ...

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 ...

A handful of states have similar measures in place, though the ACLU has previously spoken out against chemical castration for prisoners UPDATE: Governor Kay Ivey has approved a bill in Alabama ...

State Rep. Ryan Warner of Fayette County, who put up the bill, says it's time to take extreme measures and castrate those who rape children.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Louisiana became the first state that can order child rapists to have their testicles removed if the victim is under the age of 13. The law, which went into effect ...

Floyd Lee Cathron was found guilty of second-degree rape and faces up to 40 years in prison, as well as sex-offender ...

Is this taking things too far? Surgical castration for criminals convicted of sex crimes against children could become a law in Louisiana if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill. If so, ...

The governor of a state in Nigeria has enacted a new law that imposes surgical castration on convicted rapists and the death penalty on those whose victims are under age 14. “Drastic penalties are ...