The British government is considering the imposition of chemical castration for convicted perpetrators in the context of a review of the judicial system aimed at freeing more space in the country’s overcrowded prisons.
One of the first actions by the Labor Government after their victory in the elections last July was the announcement of plans to release more prisoners to tackle the crisis of overcrowding of British prisons, a crisis that, according to government ministers, threatens to “threaten”.
The prison population in England and Wales reached record levels in September and earlier this year the government announced that police detention centers would be used to detention in prison as a temporary solution to tackle prison.
Announcing the findings of an independent committee on the revision of the Crisis, Justice Minister Sabana Mahmoud said it was a pilot program of the so -called “medication to manage problematic sexual arousal”.
“I am investigating whether it is possible to impose this approach,” he told MPs. The options include drugs that suppress libido and others that reduce sexual desire, the report emphasizes.
‘Government must take decisive measures’
The Commission said the system is based on an excessive imprisonment, noting that more in the service should be invested in the judicial surveillance service, with greater electronic monitoring and surveillance system to reduce relapses.
He also proposes a system where offenders can receive early release by demonstrating good conduct and compliance with prison regulations. At the same time it is suggested that imprisonment of less than one year are used only in exceptional cases.
The government stressed that it will accept these recommendations, but will not proceed with a recommended maximum sentence.
David Gawke, a former Conservative Minister of Justice who chaired the Commission, said the government could not simply build more prisons to put an end to the overcrowding and that a more radical reform is needed.
“In order to stabilize the penitentiary system and end the dangerous cycle of emergency release, the government must take decisive measures,” Gawke said in a statement.
“If we see them as a package, these measures should ensure that the government will never be able to rely on the emergency release of prisoners again,” he added.
