Chemical castration has been considered for sex offenders as a way of reducing reoffending under new proposals to end prison overcrowding. An independent sentencing review led by former justice ...

Serious sex offenders could face mandatory chemical castration under plans set to be agreed by the justice secretary to help ease overcrowded prisons. The recommendations from former Tory justice ...

Though the review highlighted the treatment would not be relevant for some sex offenders such as rapists driven by power and control, rather than sexual preoccupation, Mahmood said studies show that ...

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood is looking into a potential “national rollout” of chemical castration for sex offenders. This is a process of lowering testosterone levels with the intention of ...

The topic of chemical castration for sex offenders remains a continuous subject riddled with debates and ethical questions. While the debate still continues, some countries like Russia and Poland ...

LONDON — The British government will roll out the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package of measures to reduce the risk of reoffending and alleviate the ...