Louisiana is attempting to become the first state to pass a law allowing judges to sentence certain convicted sex offenders to surgical castration, despite the lack of evidence of effectiveness and the high rate of wrongful convictions in the state.

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Louisiana is attempting to become the first state to pass a law allowing judges to sentence certain convicted sex offenders to surgical castration, despite the lack of evidence of effectiveness and the high rate of wrongful convictions in the state.
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