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Read and Comment: 25 Years After Court Ruling, Released Sex Offenders Endure ‘Shadow Prisons’

Jun 24, 2022 | 5 Comments

On June 23 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks, upheld the practice of detaining people convicted of sexual offenses beyond prison sentences under the guise of treatment. The landmark 5-4 ruling also concluded that the Kansas law governing the...

WI: Winnebago County approves $1 million housing project for released violent sex offenders

Jun 24, 2022 | 6 Comments

The Winnebago County Board passed a resolution Tuesday night to spend just over $1 million to build a housing facility for certain violent sex offenders that state law requires the county to house. Multiple single-resident housing units would be built on county...

Member Submission: Signing a paper at address verification

Jun 24, 2022 | 9 Comments

I have a new officer that comes by and provides a copy of the FDLE printout of our registry information. He states: Review this, make sure that it is accurate, sign and date it!” I informed him that I register through JREC quarterly as required by law. This...

NY: Under public pressure, Pleasant Night Inn owners bar sex offenders from West Carthage hotel

Jun 21, 2022 | 25 Comments

The owners of the Pleasant Night Inn have said they no longer wish to house registered sex offenders. In a letter to the Jefferson County Department of Social Services, for which the Inn provides rooms to house people in emergency housing programs, owner Pratesh R....

FAC YouTube Page Reaches 500 subscribers

Jun 17, 2022 | 4 Comments

The Florida Action Committee YouTube Page has reached a milestone. In the two and a half years since it was started, the FAC YouTube Channel has become a depository for useful video content relating to our cause. We are excited to announce that as of the time of this...

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Ex Post Facto – Sustainer 2022

Text Registration Reminders

2022 Annual Donation Drive

Thank you for your contributions to the General Operating and Membership Fund. FAC does not receive grants or funding as a 501c4 organization. Each dollar received is needed to cover the costs of communications, membership meetings, mailings, conference attendance, professional organization fees, supplies, printing, and postage. Our goal is to reach every registered citizen in FL, and have a seat at every possible table to let our voices be heard. This is a non-profit organization; the more we can raise, the more work we can do, and the more places we can be. No one in the organization is paid for their time and service.

Non-Registrant Collateral Consequences Challenge

This lawsuit will challenge the registration requirements imposed on people not on the registry! It will be brought on behalf of registrants' family, friends, employers and others who are impacted by the registry by virtue of living with, employing, or even sharing the same family name as a registrant. Plaintiffs will be spouses who have their vehicles registered and flagged, children who can't have a parent watch them graduate or perform in a school play, roommates who are prevented from decorating their home for the holidays, and others.