Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Dear Members and Advocates, Florida homelessness ranks third in the nation, reporting 27,487 homeless people (HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report) We frequently receive reports and stories of persons and families forced into homelessness because of SO Residency Restrictions (SORR). Often, they have homes to go to during the day, but Residency Restrictions force them into the homeless status at night….you
Read moreUPDATE 9/12/2023 Open Flyer Please join the Racial Equity MCARE Zoom call 1pm Tuesday, September 12th, devoted entirely to discussing the Miami Beach City Commission’s meeting, 8:30 am Wednesday, September 13th at 1901 Convention Center Drive, and their plan (see Commission Memo and proposed ordinance here) to deport and arrest unhoused people. We’ll circulate talking points in opposition to this inhumane ordinance, and discuss constructive alternatives
Read moreDear Members an Advocates, 2023 marks the 50th year since the U.S. prison population began its extraordinary surge. To date over five million people are under supervision by the criminal legal system, and nearly two million people, disproportionately Black, are currently incarcerated in our nation’s jails and prisons. This represents a 500 percent increase since 1973. How did we get here? Many of the conditions
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, Take a minute to look back on the pandemic period of 2020. As the world was encouraging individuals to take every conceivable precaution to protect themselves and others from spreading the Coronavirus, those concerns did not apply to people required to register. In the middle of a pandemic, the Florida Governor still required people on the registry
Read moreRegularly check this link and our calendar of events for updates: Legislative Delegation Calendar for 2024 Session Each year before the legislative session starts your State Senators and State Representatives are meeting in your county to listen to all concerns. This is a great opportunity to see your Representatives and Senators in action. It also gives us a chance to voice
Read moreWeekly Update for July 25, 2023 Dear Members and Advocates, Florida Action Committee (FAC) is the Florida state affiliate for the National Association for Rational Sex Offense Laws (NARSOL). FAC was well represented at the NARSOL conference in Houston last month and plans are underway to make it feasible for more FAC members to attend the 2024 conference next
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