BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation this week that allows judges to ...

Louisiana lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would expand judges’ powers to sentence people convicted of certain sex crimes against children to physical castration. If passed into law, the bill ...

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.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SARA CLINE (Associated Press) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young ...

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 ...

Three Pennsylvania representatives plan to introduce legislation that would allow courts to order the chemical or surgical castration of child predators. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence), Robert Leadbeter ...

The bill, if signed by the governor, would be the first state law to allow a judge to order surgical procedures for those who commit sex crimes against children. By David W. Chen See more of our ...

FILE - The Louisiana Capitol is seen, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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 ...