Member Submission – Floriduh – 6 May 2019

The following was sent by a member to the Orlando Sentinel: I read with much interest in today’s Sentinel two articles…”Mom calls for change in prison’s practice” and “Lawmakers slap cruel price tag on democracy”.  For some reason…could it possibly be political…Florida has a propensity for establishing laws, policies, and practices that go against all professional studies and recommendations.  A

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Be sure to check your sex doll’s ID – Florida Legislature passes new law

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to ban childlike sex dolls, sending it to Gov. Ron DeSantis to be signed into law. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, sponsored SB 160, which would make it a first-degree misdemeanor to own, show, lend, sell or advertise child sex dolls. If someone possesses one without the intent to do the above, it would

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VA: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam vetoes bill that would block sex offenders from emergency shelters

The legislation would have let shelter officials deny entrance for convicted sex offenders for however long was “necessary to ensure the safety of other individuals”.  In a statement, the governor said that: “The underlying bill would have had significant and unacceptable public safety consequences.”   https://wjla.com/news/local/gov-northam-vetoes-bill-sex-offenders-in-shelters

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Alaska says NO to Ron Book Client, Wellpath (F/K/A Correct Care Solutions)

You have to suspect something is fishy about a company when they have to undergo multiple name changes over the years. One industry’s main players have undergone multiple name changes over the years; the private prison industry. Geo Group was formerly G4S, which was formerly Wackenhut. And Wellpath, the subject of this post, was until very recently Correct Care Solutions.

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Wisconsin, Illinois sued over prohibition on name changes for persons required to register as sex offenders

Attorneys sued Wisconsin and Illinois Wednesday over laws that forbid transgender individuals from changing their names if they have certain criminal convictions. Both federal lawsuits argue that the states are violating free speech rights and are preventing people from expressing how they identify themselves. In Wisconsin, registered sex offenders are forbidden to change their names and face up to six

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