Congratulations to Dr. Jill Levenson on winning ATSA’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Jill Levenson, professor of Social Work at Barry University in Miami, Florida, and one of the foremost experts in sex offender issues was awarded the ATSA Lifetime Significant Achievement Award at their annual conference last week.  The Award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the state of knowledge in the field of sexual abuse; the reduction or prevention of

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Clay County: Stop the passage of an expanded residency restriction!

Today, at 4PM in Clay County, the county commission is scheduled to consider a proposed amendment to the “Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Ordinance” The agenda item can be seen here: https://claycounty.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=5470&MeetingID=1352 The proposed amended ordinance can be found here: https://claycounty.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/AttachmentViewer.ashx?AttachmentID=10291&ItemID=5470 The meeting will take place at the Clay County Administration Building, 4th Floor, BCC Meeting Room, 477 Houston Street,

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Support Justice Transitions Fundraiser – Ends December 3

As the Florida Action Committee grows, we get more and more calls for Outreach; registered citizens looking for housing, food, clothing, transportation, help in re-locating, tents to shelter the homeless, a small sum of money that will keep them from a violation of probation. The FAC Organization does not have the resources to give the help that is needed.  Fortunately,

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FAC Letter to FL Department of Education

FAC has sent a letter to the Florida Department of Education on behalf of parents who are being denied access to their children’s school plays, parent-teacher conferences and graduations. Depriving a child of their parent’s involvement in their upbringing unfairly punishes the child, not the ex-offender. Plus, there is no evidence that parents who are required to register are entering

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