Much as one might think this could be a reasonable idea, from a Constitutional point of view, the ACLU is likely right.
Via Free Beacon:
Inmates in a Tennessee county can get time off their sentences for having a vasectomy or birth control implant, a policy that the American Civil Liberties Union calls “unconstitutional.”
General Sessions Judge Sam Benningfield signed a standing order in May to give prisoners in the White County, Tenn. jail 30 days credit on their sentence if they undergo one of the procedures, NewsChannel 5 reports.
Women who participate are given Nexplanon birth control implant in their arm, which prevents pregnancy for up to four years. Men are given a vasectomy, also free, by the Tennessee Department of Health.
Judge Benningfield told NewsChannel 5 that the program was meant to encourage prisoners not to be “burdened with children” so they can “take personal responsibility.”