Author: FAC Contributor #3

Good afternoon, People on Probation, Felons, and people released from jail and/or court are required to report to the VCSO Career Criminal Unit (which also houses the SO Probation Office) at 1330 Indian Lake Rd., Daytona Beach.  This is located way outside of the city on U.S. 92 (International Speedway Blvd.) I can provide more info on distances, etc. if

Hillsborough County deputies rounded up 40 sex offenders during a “Halloween Operation” checking for compliance with their probation. In a Monday release, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said deputies contacted 123 offenders in order to make sure they were following the rules. In total, 40 offenders were arrested, with deputies saying that 37 of them had violated their probation. SOURCE

A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled a private housing development does not have the right to entirely ban registered sex offenders from living within their community. The case has statewide implications because it marks the first time a state appellate court has addressed whether private homeowner communities must abide by state regulations that govern municipalities relating to sex offender residency. READ

Public notice signs are up in neighborhoods across Nassau County warning people a sexual predator lives in the area and to not go near the home when asking for candy from neighbors. Leeper says the signs are a warning families should take seriously. As for people who are against the signs, he says they haven’t many complaints since they started

Federal Law prohibits housing assistance to a household if any member of a household is subject to a state lifetime sex offender registration requirement. FAC has written a letter to the head of the US Housing and Urban Development, letting her know what that means to families here in Florida, where every registrant is a “lifetime” registrant. A copy of

According to Sheriff Tim Lane in Scott County, Iowa, “The recidivism rate for sex offenders is actually lower than it is for other crimes.  I attribute that to the hard work of the Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Department of Corrections.” https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sex-offender-compliance-checks-net-10-arrests/article_f61d18b8-81a0-5e97-bd1f-27dbec4cbc9f.html I have copied and am mailing all 26 pages of “The effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification: