MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama lawmaker is calling for convicted sex offenders to pay for their own surgical castration. Steve Hurst, a Republican from Munford, Ala., has introduced a bill that ...
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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, ...