Surgical castration for child sex offenders takes effect in Louisiana

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1. MyNorthwest

   Surgical castration, 'Don't Say Gay' and absentee regulations. New laws go into effect in Louisiana ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published Aug 1, 2024

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   BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of Louisiana legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical

2. Green Field Reporter

   Surgical castration, 'Don't Say Gay' and absentee regulations. New laws go into effect in Louisiana - The Daily Reporter ↗ (opens Green Field Reporter)

   Published Aug 1, 2024

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   BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of Louisiana legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children, went into effect Thursday. Between new Republican Gov.

3. Newsweek

   Surgical castration for child sex offenders takes effect in Louisiana ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Aug 1, 2024

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   Those who have committed sex offenses against children under the age of 13 in the state could face the new punishment.

4. Al Jazeera

   What is the controversy behind Louisiana’s new surgical castration law? ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Aug 1, 2024

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   The law arrives as part of a slate of harsher criminal penalties. But critics say it punishes more than it protects.

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