He was convicted of indecency in 1952 and agreed to undergo hormone treatment as an alternative to imprisonment to "cure" his homosexuality.
Turing accepted hormone treatment as an alternative to imprisonment, and it is generally accepted that the effects of this led to him killing himself in 1954.
"Some offences, there is no alternative but imprisonment - and that is where they will go.
Turing killed himself in 1954 after hormone treatment to "cure" his homosexuality which he was undergoing as an alternative to imprisonment.
But the governor did highlight his state's continued use of drug courts, an alternative to imprisonment for some low-level offenders that often involves treatment.
Therefore, players in the justice sector should be informed on both what exists and on what works as an alternative to imprisonment.
For adolescents in conflict with criminal law, promote social and educational measures alternative to imprisonment, linked to victims' reparation and community work as mechanisms of training for juvenile offenders.
Handbook of basic principles and promising practices on Alternatives to Imprisonment, UNODC, 2007 [PDF 764kb] Very useful for reference to alternatives at specific stages, exploring possibilities and guidelines, even though it applies mostly to adults.
Inspired by my office, many countries have introduced alternatives to imprisonment for people caught in possession of drugs.
States from Kentucky to Ohio have begun experimenting with alternatives to imprisonment, such as expanding the use of "good-time credits", which allow well-behaved inmates to earn their freedom, or "community correction" (expanding parole and probation).
In an interview with the Guardian, Bill Bratton said alternatives to imprisonment had helped deliver large falls in crime and in prison populations in the US, where he led the New York and Los Angeles police departments.
