Author: FAC Contributor #3

As Legal Services of Greater Miami attorney Jeffrey Hearne cautioned the Judge and the media less than one week ago; unless something is done (about the 2500 foot exclusion zone) new encampments will pop up and “the cycle will continue.” It took less than a week after hundreds of registrants were evicted from a warehouse district along the railroad tracks

It’s good to see that “stalking” lawsuit didn’t discourage Derek Logue (Once Fallen) from his activism! Check out the below letter to the editor that was printed in the Miami Herald concerning the homeless encampment in Miami-Dade. He hits the nail on the head in pointing the finger for the debacle directly where it belongs! Kudos!

Miami-Dade commissioners unanimously rejected county lobbyist Ron Book’s request for a waiver to represent pet stores that had pushed state lawmakers to block local regulations of puppy sales. The 12 to 0 vote represented a rare rejection for Book before the commission, which has consistently waived term-limit and residency requirements to allow the powerful lobbyist to remain the volunteer head

The former combat medic and EMT says being on the registry for his child pornography conviction only prevents him, and others like him, from moving on with life and becoming productive citizens. “When I first got on [the list], I was a mess,” he said. “I was homeless for about a year and a half because I was still paying

Kansas Governor Jeff Coyler signed a new law that compensates those who were wrongfully convicted AND wrongfully put on the sex offender registry. This bill, although not intended, recognizes that the sex offender registry is tantamount to punishment. The law gives $65,000 per year to those wrongfully imprisoned, plus $25,000 per year to those who wrongfully were placed on parole,

The following letter was sent by FAC this morning to Journalist Jim DeFede of CBS Miami. Letter To Jim Defede