Author: FAC Contributor #10

Scam calls occur with regular frequency.  Having had a number of these calls, it is from personal experience to say they are upsetting. The ACLU in Michigan published this advice.  If you or someone in your family is on the registry, you or they are likely to get a call.  Knowing this is helpful. How to Handle Scam Phone Calls

I am thankful for the support I receive from being involved in this community.   I am thankful that others with greater challenges than I will ever know still have the capacity to demonstrate so much empathy for others engaged in this daily struggle.   I am thankful for the growing number of small victories we see happening in courts

News Channel 5’s Levi Ismail interviews constitutional rights attorney Kyle Mothershead on OpenLine to advocate for people who struggle with still being registered as a sex offender – even years after conviction. The interview can be viewed here.

If you have recently been released from a Florida DOC managed prison facility you will know this personally and intimately.  If you were released from a Florida DOC managed prison facility a long time ago, you would still have a personal awareness of how rundown these facilities are.   A study prepared by consulting firm KPMG has reported that Florida

The Illinois Supreme Court has heard a case to determine if the state’s sex offense registry’s lifetime registration is constitutional.  The case involves a man convicted in 2003 of a sex crime.  With no additional criminal charges since then, his greatest challenges have been living with registration requirements and residency restrictions.   Getting straight to the issues everyone forced to

We want the public and our policy makers to be informed of the research to make the most effective decisions possible. Equally as important is the individual story.  Sometimes these stories can bring about results that no amount of sharing research can.  One such case recently occurred in Volusia County at a regular council meeting. One council member continues to