SEBRING, Fla. — A Sebring man faces a charge of practicing medicine without a license after deputies say he botched a castration procedure on another man. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said ...

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 ...

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 addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, Louisiana passed a law that permits judges to sentence individuals convicted of specific crimes to surgical castration.

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.

This article was originally published by The Marshall Project. Last year, Louisiana sparked a slew of sensational headlines when state legislators passed a law allowing surgical castration as ...

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 final approval to a bill ...

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 ...