It hopes to tackle reoffending The Justice Secretary has said that chemical suppressants for sexual offenders will be trialled in north-west and north-east England in an effort to minimise reoffending. Following an independent sentencing review conducted in May, the government has decided to expand the pilot from four prisons in the south-west to 20 prisons. […]

6 months ago

He will also serve a lengthily jail term A man convicted of raping a girl under the age of 13 is to be chemically castrated, as well as serving 35 years in jail. A judge made the ruling against Louisiana man, Ryan Clark, this week. The 34-year-old was also ordered to make no contact with […]

3 years ago

The bill has passed the first stage on the way to becoming law Thailand is in the process of trying to pass a bill that would allow sex offenders to accept chemical castration in return for serving less prison time. The bill was approved by the country’s lower house in March this year, and now […]

4 years ago

Though controversial, versions of chemical castration are legal across many countries in certain cases Australian politician Pauline Hanson believes paedophiles should be chemically castrated as she calls for tougher and more punitive legislation when it comes to punishing those guilty of sex offences. The 67-year-old senator and leader of her own self-styled political party, One […]

4 years ago