Alabama House Passes Mandatory Castration Law

Professor Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy takes note of some interesting legislative developments down South. The House of Representatives in Alabama just passed a bill that mandates castration for those convicted of certain sex offenses. Wow. Gideon has been posting about the silliness of new, "get-tough" legislation for sex offenders recently. I can only hope this news doesn't give him a stroke.