BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is close to introducing chemical castration as a means of tackling sex crime after lawmakers approved a bill that will give some offenders the right to choose the procedure in return for a reduced prison sentence.
Of 16,413 convicted sex offenders released from Thai prisons between 2013 and 2020, there were 4,848 who re-offended, according to corrections department figures. The offenders would be monitored for 10 years and be required to wear electronic monitoring bracelets, according to the bill.
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