Louisiana ends up being first state to permit surgical castration as punishment for child molesters

By SARA CLINE

Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La.-- Louisiana has actually ended up being the very first state where judges can purchase transgressors guilty of particular sex criminal offenses against kids to undergo surgical castration. The state's Republican guv signed the expense into law on Tuesday. Advocates hope the brand-new law will discourage individuals from dedicating sex criminal offenses versus kids. Challengers argue that it is cruel and unusual penalty in infraction of the U.S. Constitution. They say it makes certain to face legal obstacles. The law works Aug. 1. The punishment would not be automatic. It would be at the discretion of a judge and on a case-by-case basis.