Surgical castration, Texas law and the case of Mr T

To supplement his discussion I will describe a state law in Texas 2 that permits voluntary surgical castration (orchidectomy) for repeat child molesters while they are incarcerated as part of a comprehensive sex offender treatment program (SOTP). [...]orchidectomy can neither be used coercively by the state nor used manipulatively by inmates as a means to gain a shorter sentence or an earlier release from prison.