Author: FAC Contributor #3

A Pennsylvania Appeals Court has found that the dissemination of persons who have been convicted of sexual offenses’ information on the internet (Megan’s Law) violates the ex post facto clause of the Constitution for individuals whose offenses pre-date the ordinance. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court had a prior landmark decision  (Commonwealth v. Muniz, 164 A.3d 1189 (Pa.2017)) finding similarly, so this new

Butts County registered sex offenders are suing to stop the Sheriff’s Office from putting signs in their yards to discourage trick-or-treaters ahead of Halloween. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Macon, asks the court to order the agency to stop the practice, which began last year with deputies planting signs that read: “NO TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THIS ADDRESS!! A

I know this is somewhat off-topic, but for those who are feeling hopeless, you should never say never. A Washington attorney and criminal justice reform advocate who previously served time in prison is seeking to become the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Washington Legislature, at least in modern times. Tarra Simmons, of Bremerton, who in 2017 won a

Sarasota deputies violated best practices and ethical standards for sting operations. How do you catch a predator in Sarasota, Florida? You create one. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is going to “outrageous lengths” to make law-abiding lonely guys into sex offenders. That’s according to Noah Pransky, a fearless journalist who has been covering Florida’s addiction to entrapment for years.

A Member (who we will not name to respect his privacy), has sued Southwest Ranches, a city in west Broward County, Florida, over their Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR). Although he challenges the application of their ordinance as to himself (since his case predates the ordinance by more than a decade) that was not the catalyst of the suit. The

From a Member: Hello, This is xxxxxxxx in Leon County.  I just wanted to let you know that last week I was the target of yet another scam of those of us on the registry.  A “sheriff’s deputy” called and said I needed to give a new DNA sample.  An audit had been done by the federal government and my