Author: FAC Contributor #6

Weekly Update 2017-02-01 Dear Members and Advocates, In Naples, a petition is circulating to increase the residency restrictions. We know that sex offender residency restrictions do not work and there is a wealth of studies out there proving this fact, including: *   No Place to Call Home: Rethinking Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders<http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/bctw36&div=14&id=&page=> *   Hidden challenges: Sex offenders legislated into

Weekly Update 2017-01-24 Dear Members and Advocates, This past week we got a new president. Donald Trump promises to be the “law and order” president, which would likely be very unfriendly to our cause. At the same time, President Trump touts himself as an astute businessman and therefore would have to question what return on our country’s investment does mass

Weekly Update 2017-01-17 Dear Members and Advocates, The Florida Action Committee will start 2017 with a revamped website. For those who have visited floridaactioncommittee.org<http://floridaactioncommittee.org> since yesterday, you may have noticed a subtle change to the design of the site. What’s more important is what is going on behind the scenes. Our new site will be easier for visitors to navigate,

Weekly Update 2017-01-10 Dear Members and Advocates, Our state was struck with another senseless tragedy last week, when a mentally ill shooter killed five people and injured more at Ft Lauderdale International Airport. A horrible way to begin the new year, but the last year didn’t end much better with the mass-shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Law enforcement and

Weekly Update 2017-01-03 Dear Members and Advocates; Happy New Year! It’s 2017. Holiday season is over. It’s time to get back to work fighting for change! As we reflect upon 2016, there have been a lot of victories and accomplishments to be proud of. The 11th Circuit reversed (ruled in our favor) our Sex Offender Residency Restriction challenge, the Middle