Author: FAC Contributor #3

BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA – March 27, 2020. The Florida Action Committee (FAC), the ACLU of Florida and the Florida Justice Institute are calling on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to temporarily suspend the requirement that persons required to register for past sexual offenses appear in-person at the Sheriff’s office to report during the Coronavirus state of emergency. Florida Statutes mandate in-person

Yesterday, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court found a distinction between Sexually Violent Predators and others required to register. The court ruled that lifetime probation, counseling and other restrictions do not constitute punishment when applied to somebody deemed a “Sexually Violent Predator”. The court, “recognize[d] there are heightened public safety concerns applicable to SVPs.” A copy of their decision is below. PA

The Law Review article linked to below was written by Kenneth H. Browning, a third-year law student at Barry University School of Law. He examines ethics in the sex offender registration scheme and questions whether it is ethical to sweep up everybody into a common dust bin. He asks, “why is Adrian, a registered sex offender who had sex with

The latest state numbers show that known cases of the new coronavirus in Florida have doubled in the last four days. While much of the world is practicing social distancing and not leaving their homes unless necessary, the State of Florida is STILL requiring persons required to register as sex offenders to report IN PERSON to the county registration offices

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) has filed two lawsuits asking the government to pause IN PERSON registration during the Coronavirus epidemic. A copy of their lawsuit can be found here: https://all4consolaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Petition-Registration-during-COVID-19-March-2020.pdf    

Title: Contextualizing the experiences of sexual offenders Eligibility: You are a registered sexual offender in any state and are at least 18 years of age. Description:  This study looks at the long term and short-term impacts of plea deals for sexual offenders. Plea deals can be coercive in nature, innocent individuals sometimes plead guilty, and people who accept plea deals