Senator Book Bill advances

As if there was any doubt, Senate Bill 234 (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/234) sailed through the Criminal Justice Committee with a vote of 8 to zero. The bill would require anyone convicted of a sex offense to register even if they have not completed their sentence or paid their fee. It redefines the term “sex offender” in the Florida Statutes and circumvents the

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Legal Update: Reply to Response and proposed Amended Complaint filed in Ex Post Facto Plus Case

A new document was filed in the Ex Post Facto Plus Challenge yesterday that included a proposed copy of an Amended Complaint to cure the procedural issue of the Statute of Limitations. It gives us a preview of the complaint that will move forward, whether the amendment is filed into the current case or has to be filed as a

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Fearless Group

There is Fearless Group starting in Florida and you are invited to participate.  This is a peer-led support program that has been offered by NARSOL affiliates in other states.  With the leadership of a key volunteer in the Tampa area, FAC members can now participate, too. The program is aimed specifically at providing a supportive community for persons who are required

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Sex offenders at Moose Lake protest harsh conditions after deaths from COVID-19

A group of sex offenders at a northern Minnesota treatment center is refusing to attend therapy sessions, while others are wearing black clothing as a show of solidarity, amid growing unrest after three men housed there died and scores more were sickened by the novel coronavirus. The acts of defiance were organized to call attention to what offenders see as

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