
Drugs that help control the libidos of people who have committed sexual offences could be rolled out for thousands of male prisoners in England and Wales from December 2028, an expert has said.(专家称,2028年12月起可能向数千名男性囚犯推广控制性欲的药物。)
一位专家表示,从2028年12月起,英格兰和威尔士数千名男性囚犯可能获得有助于控制性欲的药物,这些药物针对的是曾实施性犯罪的人。
Prof Belinda Winder, who has evaluate(评估,评价)d the use of sex drive-suppressing medication in prisons, said about one in four sex offenders – equating to(相当于,等同于) 3,750 current prisoners – would be considered for the treatment.
曾评估监狱中抑制性欲药物使用情况的贝琳达·温德教授表示,大约四分之一的性犯罪者——相当于目前3750名囚犯——将被考虑接受该治疗。
Government sources have told the Guardian that Andy Burnham’s administration(政府,行政部门) is keen to(热衷于,渴望) expand the voluntary use of sex drive-suppressing drugs amid a scramble to(在争相……的背景下) ease the prison overcrowding crisis.
政府消息人士告诉《卫报》,在急于缓解监狱过度拥挤危机之际,安迪·伯纳姆政府热衷于扩大自愿使用抑制性欲药物的范围。