General Sessions Judge Sam Benningfield issued the standing order for the inmates in White County, Tennessee. It offers “30 days credit toward their jail time if they volunteer for vasectomies or contraceptive implants”. “The order came down quietly in May, and already dozens of inmates have sought to take advantage of it,” the report said. “Thirty-two women have received implants of the hormone device Nexplanon, and 38 men have signed up to receive vasectomies,” the report added. Inmates in White County were also reportedly offered a two-day credit on their sentence if they completed a neonatal class designed to educate them about the dangers of having children while using drugs.

Source: bd News24 July 21, 2017 16:41 UTC