On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed into law a bill that requires sex offenders whose victims were younger than age 13 to receive chemical castration as a condition of parole.
The Alabama law requires parolees to pay for the procedure, unless they can’t afford it, report AL.com, the New York Times, USA Today, Rolling Stone and the Washington Post.
The Alabama Department of Public Health will administer the testosterone-blocking injections until a judge decides that it no longer is necessary.
