Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Since he had his supervision transferred to his home state of Wisconsin in late 2016, McCormick has been repeatedly thrown in jail. He lost a job. And he continues to be disturbed by corrections officials calling him — sometimes in the middle of the night. McCormick says these barriers to reintegrating into the community stem from a GPS ankle bracelet,
Read moreTen percent of offenders scramble to find places to plug in bracelets, some cut them off, and local laws make it hard for released sex offenders to find housing Ten percent of monitored offenders homeless DOC data show that of the 1,258 offenders on GPS monitoring in January, 131 had no permanent place to live. This means about one in
Read moreLauren Book pulled one of her own bills at the last minute (no, it is not the horrible SB1226), an action that mystified other legislators and victims who were pushing for it’s passage. The bill would have allowed survivors to sue businesses that willingly and knowingly turn a blind eye to trafficking. For that illicit industry, that mostly meant motels
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Read moreTHIS week, a 26-year-old married, successful science teacher was arrested in Florida after she allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old student. Police say the woman, Stephanie Peterson, sent nude photos and also sold the teenage boy marijuana, and was charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery and one count of transmission of harmful materials to a minor. Last
Read moreEmail the members of the Florida House of Representatives and ask them to VOTE NO to House Bill 1301 Email the members of the Florida Senate and ask them to VOTE NO to Senate Bill 1226 These are the bills that would (1) change the registration requirement to 3 days from 5 for temporary residences and would (2) require MANDATORY
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