Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FAC is reaching out today with an invitation worth your attention. Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete
Weekly update for September 2, 2026. This is recording number 389. Dear Members and Advocates, There are weeks when you just have to wonder whether the people running the registry understand how their own actions help make our case for us. Within a couple of weeks after being named as a defendant, Flagler County conducted what it called a “first of
FAC is reaching out today with an invitation worth your attention. Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete
The Fourth District Court of Appeal has reversed a Broward County court order that removed a registrant from Florida’s sex offender registry, ruling that FDLE has the authority to challenge a trial court’s removal order. This is a deeply disappointing decision for registrants and for anyone who believes that courts — not administrative agencies — should have the final say
Weekly update for September 2, 2026. This is recording number 389. Dear Members and Advocates, There are weeks when you just have to wonder whether the people running the registry understand how their own actions help make our case for us. Within a couple of weeks after being named as a defendant, Flagler County conducted what it called a “first of
Last week we wrote a piece about what victims actually think of the registry. This week, a story in The Palm Beach Post raises another point related to Florida’s Marsy’s Law: What happens when the victim doesn’t want the outcome the State wants? According to the reporting, a coach pleaded guilty to offenses involving a 14-year-old student and was sentenced
We are well under way with our 2026-2027 FAC email campaign. Our focus this year is an bill for the Florida Legislature whose purpose is to allow youthful offenders to petition for removal from the registry after 10 years instead of after 25 years. This is FAC’s first ever bill, a momentous event! Every time an email on a particular
Here’s a good decision from the Kansas Supreme Court that touches on a question many of us have been asking about… these registration fees. What happens if you can’t afford them? [NOTE: This is Kansas, not Florida, but still a good indication of how judges might think.] In State v. Sims (August 14, 2026), the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously reversed