Successes

One of our members recently suggested that people share some of their successes in dealing with the registry and/or probation with other FAC members.  These suggestions will hopefully help others to meet with more successes. Two years ago, I read the following suggestions at our FAC website and have met with some success in following them: Keep one of the

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Apple’s plan to scan phones for child abuse worries privacy advocates

Apple for years has focused on adding new programs to its phones, all designed to make life easier. Its systems scan emails for new calendar appointments, and its Siri voice assistant suggests to call friends on their birthdays. But Apple’s latest feature is focused on abuse. The tech giant said in a new section of its website published Thursday that

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Michigan’s pre-2021 SORA is DECLARED to be punishment!

The final Judgment just came out from the Eastern District of Michigan and it’s a good one! Michigan’s pre-2021 SORA is DECLARED to be punishment! Ex post facto application of the 2006 and 2011 amendments is DECLARED unconstitutional, the 2011 amendments are DECLARED not severable from the pre-2021 SORA, and the pre-2021 SORA is therefore DECLARED NULL AND VOID as

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Pasco: Judge rejects sheriff’s office’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit challenging ‘predictive policing’ program

A federal judge rejected the Pasco County Sheriff’s motion to dismiss a case against Sheriff Chris Nocco’s Orwellian “predictive policing” program, the Institute of Justice said in a release Wednesday. In a lawsuit filed by Pasco County families back in March, Nocco was accused of punishing people “for crimes they have not committed and may never commit” – in a

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Why Blanket Registration of Youth as Sex Offenders is Bad Public Policy

We praise children for their curiosity. How else are they to learn to navigate the world? But sometimes a child’s curiosity leads to a lifetime of punishment and ostracism. Sadly, this is the harsh reality of many children who were charged with a sex offense. Although it can be a difficult notion to accept, children may exhibit sexual behavior as

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