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Senator seeks study on castrating sex offenders
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A Virginia legislator is renewing his push to allow castration of sex offenders as an alternative to the increasing costs of detaining and treating them after theyve served their prison sentence.
Sen. Emmett Hangers bill would require the state to study the use of physical castration as an alternative to costly civil commitment for those deemed sexually violent predators. The General Assembly approved similar legislation four years ago, but then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine vetoed it.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/26/senator-seeks-study-castrating-sex-offenders/