Paedophiles and rapists could be castrated under new Government plans.
Drugs can be used to dull urges and slash offences by nearly two thirds, studied have shown.
Now Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to be looking at plans to roll the treatment out across 20 prisons in England and Wales, ahead of a nationwide programme.
And she is reported to want to go further still - and is exploring whether the UK could adopt chemical castration for sex criminals.
'For too long, we have turned a blind eye to the threat sex offenders pose, considering the solutions too difficult or unpalatable,' a Government source told The Sun.
