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Sex Offenders Could Face Chemical Castration Under Plans in Sentencing Review
- In 2025, the UK government plans sentencing reforms including chemical castration for sex offenders and more community sentences to reduce prison overcrowding.
- These reforms follow a review launched in October 2023 addressing overcrowding and recommending tougher punishments outside prison to protect public safety.
- The review proposes an earned progression model for early release, expanding chemical castration trials to 20 prisons, and increased probation funding with up to £700 million annually.
- David Gauke said, "The scale of the crisis we are in cannot be understated," while probation services face high workloads and reoffending remains a major concern.
- If implemented, these measures might ease overcrowding, enhance offender management, and improve rehabilitation, though concerns persist about probation capacity and victim protection.
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UK Considering Mandatory Chemical Castration For Sex Offenders
A UK minister says she’s ready to back mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders. The government is weighing major reforms to reduce the prison population—and this controversial idea is on the table. Key Facts: UK Justice Minister Shabana Mahmood supports expanding chemical castration for sex offenders. The treatment program, which began in 2002 in select prisons, could soon expand to 20 more facilities. Prisoners receive two medications:…
Sex offenders face mandatory chemical castration under the biggest changes to British prison laws in decades, with prison overcrowding set to be tackled by releasing serious offenders halfway through their sentences.
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