Tennessee Jails Offer Inmates Shorter Sentences In Exchange For Sterilization

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tennessee inmates can receive upwards of 30 days cut from jail sentences if they agree to get a vasectomy or insert a contraceptive device into their body.
White County in rural Tennessee started the program, which has been called into question by local district attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union alike, CBS affiliate NewsChannel 5 reported.
“Offering a so-called ‘choice’ between jail ti