{"id":246429,"date":"2025-05-22T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-would-be-voluntary-says-justice-secretary\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:05:20","slug":"chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-would-be-voluntary-says-justice-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-would-be-voluntary-says-justice-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical castration for sex offenders would be &#8216;voluntary&#8217;, says justice secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zWrLi-p0EVE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chemical castration for sex offenders would be 'voluntary', says justice secretary\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zWrLi-p0EVE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sophy Ridge, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has explained a bit more about her plans to trial chemical castration of sex offenders on a wider scale.<\/p>\n<p>She says she inherited a small trial from the last government, and Labour are looking to expand it.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmood says: &quot;It&#8217;s a voluntary program, to start with, but I&#8217;m also exploring, you know, where the mandation might be the way forward.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-labour-reform-starmer-farage-tories-migration-prisons-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#prison #crime #courts #politics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to Sophy Ridge, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has explained a bit more about her plans to trial chemical castration of sex offenders on a wider scale. 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