Thomas Jefferson's Castrating Sodomy Law

October 7, 2009 12:41 PM

How many Virginians ended up being punished with castration or disfigurement as a result of Thomas Jefferson's sodomy law?
posted by hermitosis to law & government (2 comments total)

I can find lots of cites of the law, but I can't seem to find out how many people were actually punished this way. Google-fu help?
posted by hermitosis at 12:42 PM on October 7

Bill, not law. According to the Library of Congress, "Virtually none of the plan was adopted by the Virginia legislature."
posted by Zed at 1:33 PM on October 7