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Article from: The Washington Post
Article date: April 11, 2007
Author: Tim Craig - Washington Post Staff Writer
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have
required state agencies to study whether Virginia should start
castrating violent sex offenders instead of confining them, some for
the rest of their lives.
The General Assembly, hoping to reduce the costs of housing the
state's most dangerous sex offenders in prison or treatment
facilities, overwhelmingly supported having state officials study
whether criminals should have the option of "physical castration" in
exchange for being released.
Kaine (D) vetoed the bill because, he said, ...
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