📅 Upcoming FAC Events

Here are a few opportunities to connect this week. All times are Eastern.

• 🤝 Monday, October 5, 8:00–9:30 p.m. — Member Support Call.
  Join for conversation, encouragement, and sharing.
  Join by Zoom,
  or call 305-224-1968 and enter meeting ID 914 1527 3144.
• 👋 Thursday, October 8, 8:00–9:00 p.m. — New Member Orientation.
  Learn more about FAC and getting involved. Dial 319-527-3487.
• 💙 Saturday, October 10, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. — Family Support Group.
  This invitation-only Zoom group is for FAC members who are non-registered family members with loved ones on the registry.
  Contact [email protected]
  or 833-273-7325, Option 1, to participate.
• 📍 Saturday, October 10, 3:00–5:00 p.m. — Duval County Meet & Greet.
  RSVP for directions and confirmation at
  [email protected],
  or call or text 904-300-0109.
  Please note the revised 3:00 p.m. start time.

📅 View the FAC Calendar

🌱 Building a Business and Helping Others

In an August 5 interview published by The (M)Other List, a Texas man identified as BC describes starting a paralegal business after his release from prison. He is living on the registry and has faced the housing, supervision, and financial challenges that come with trying to get established again.

He also describes getting married, building his business, and creating work for others. According to BC, most of his employees are formerly incarcerated or have an incarcerated family member. His wife, a licensed private investigator, works alongside him.

BC says his firm helps people prepare documents and pursue requests involving supervision. He also mentors other men, encouraging honesty and accountability when they have difficult conversations.

There is encouragement in seeing someone rebuild his own life while helping others find their footing.

Read BC’s interview

🌿 California: More People Granted Registry Relief

ACSOL’s September 17 report on the California Sex Offender Management Board meeting showed 474 additional petitions granted for removal from the registry since the May 21 report.

The cumulative number of granted petitions rose from 10,583 to 11,057. That increase covers roughly four months, rather than September alone.

For the people granted relief, this is a change they can carry into their everyday lives. It is encouraging to see an established path to removal producing results.

Read ACSOL’s report

⚖️ Minnesota: A Court Recognizes a Constitutional Limit

On August 19, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Siegel v. Evans that requiring Chad Siegel to register under the circumstances of his case violated due process under the Minnesota Constitution.

A trial judge had acquitted Siegel of kidnapping because the evidence was insufficient. A jury convicted him of assault, which independently did not require registration. The state nevertheless imposed registration based on the kidnapping charges and related assault conviction.

The Supreme Court rejected that application of the law. The ruling specifically addressed a trial judge’s judgment of acquittal. It did not decide every situation involving dismissed charges or jury acquittals.

The case was returned for consideration of a filing-deadline issue, so we cannot report that Siegel has been removed from the registry. What we can recognize is a meaningful constitutional victory in his challenge.

Read the Minnesota Supreme Court decision

📖 Reads from the Past Week

If you missed these on FAC’s website, here are three articles worth catching up on:

• FAC Weekly Update: FAC v. Glass Trial Date Set and Amended Complaint FiledPosted September 29

  The update reported a November 8, 2027 trial date and an amended complaint. Members stepped forward with hundreds of declarations in under a week, and FAC reported welcoming more than 80 new members during September. The case is ongoing, and those experiences help bring the effects of these laws before the court.

• Media Tuesday: After the Call, Union County & FAC v. GlassPosted September 29

  After the Call — Part One looks at scam calls targeting registrants and their families, including the fear that can remain after a call ends. Consider sharing the video with someone who could benefit from knowing the warning signs.

• FDLE Registry Enforcement History Under Mark Glass and Its Continued BurdensPosted October 2

  This article brings together public records on enforcement, changing requirements, and the burdens carried by registrants and families. The public deserves enough information to look beyond an arrest announcement and understand what happened, how the case ended, and what the system accomplished.

💚 Help FAC Continue This Work

🎯 79% of the fundraising goal reached!

$134,163 raised toward the $170,000 goal.

FAC fundraising figures as of October 1, 2026.

Help close the remaining $35,837. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Your support helps sustain FAC’s legal work.

💚 Donate to FAC’s Legal Fund

For information about making a tax-deductible donation through Florida Action Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, contact [email protected].

FAC also offers donation options for general operations, membership, legal work, and outreach. Choose the fund that matters most to you. Every contribution is appreciated.

💚 Donate to FAC

🌎 Sign and Share the Human Rights Petition

9,665 verified signatures ✍️

Signature total as of October 3, 2026. The count continues to change.

FAC’s petition asks the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate public sex-offender registration in the United States and take appropriate action on the human rights concerns it raises.

Just 335 more signatures would bring the petition to 10,000. Already signed? Share it with someone who has not. Tell them why dignity, family, and the opportunity to rebuild matter to you.

🌎 Sign & Share the Petition

✨ A Thought for the Week

“With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
“I Have a Dream”,
delivered at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963.