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Following the State of Emergency issued in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Florida, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has suspended visitation at all correctional institutions statewide. FDC has no known or suspected cases of COVID-19 at this time. The visitation suspension will be in effect through April 5, 2020. Inmates will still be allowed Legal Visits. SOURCE

The following are excerpts from an article that describes Nevada’s implementation of the Adam Walsh Act. It took a decade—and the Nevada Supreme Court weighing in with a denial of further delays—before the bill and its provisions took effect in October 2018, adding Nevada to a list of 16 other compliant states. Its passage came with a carrot: Nevada could

The following is an update from an advocate in Georgia. If anyone is in Georgia and would like to be connected with the advocate group there, please reach out to [email protected] Here’s an update on Georgia HB 720 which would require Judges to issue mandatory lifetime probation sentences upon conviction of a 2nd sexual offense.  It would also make it

This is a legitimate study. We are looking for research participants who can help us learn about important issues related to sex offense registries. We are collecting anonymous information from people required to register. WHO?  You are eligible to participate in this study If you are 18 or older, and are required to register on a sex offender registry in

FAC sent letters to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to address two issues of significant concern for our population. The first is the scam. This scam has been allowed to perpetuate for more than 2 years now. In February 2018 the FDLE sent an email warning of the scam, but that did not stop the perpetrators, and to

Janice Bellucci can add another check to the victory column as Fresno California will be paying out an undisclosed amount in a settlement to the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) attorney who sued them over their residency restriction. In addition to the settlement Fresno has to pay out, is the more important win – they repealed their sex