Alabama gov signs bill requiring child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration
By Zack Budryk - 06/10/19 07:50 PM EDT
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed a bill into law Monday night that would require the chemical castration of certain sex offenders as a condition of parole, according to AL.com.
The bill, passed by the state legislature last week, requires male offenders whose offense involved a child under the 13 to “undergo chemical castration treatment in addition to any other penalty or condition prescribed by law.â€
The law would require the sex offenders to foot the bill for the treatment but would “prohibit a person from being denied parole because of indigency.â€
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