Author: FAC Contributor #1

The need for criminal justice reform has gotten a lot of attention recently, but there’s one aspect that rarely enters the conversation — sex offender registries. Online records of people convicted of sexual crimes are intended to keep everyone, especially children, safe from sexual predators — the words “sex offender,” after all, illicit the image of a violent rapist or

Comparatively speaking, the United States is responsible for the creation of some of the harshest laws aimed at reducing recidivism among sex offenders. Other countries such as Argentina, Australia, France and Germany do not impose a public registry website or public notification system. However, there is in fact a registry created for each of these countries. The difference between the

News4Jax reports on news in Jacksonville. On their website you can find sections dedicated to the weather, sports, health, politics and maybe even you. That’s right. News4Jax has a page on their website dedicated to publicly outing and shaming registered sex offenders in their community.   One hundred and seventy three pages, each showing twelve offenders are displayed in this

he Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system. The Fellowships Program is part of a larger effort within the Open Society Foundations’ Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals,

Instead of making stupid laws to further harass registrants, perhaps the legislature could take up this cause. People dying in Florida DOC, scaled to death, 27 year old convicted of check forgery, gassed to death, etc, etc, etc. Why is this not a national story? http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-florida-prison-deaths-probe-request-20151016-story.html

UPDATE: I have just received notice that my interview with Sean Hannity has been postponed.  The reason given is Rep. Paul Ryan’s decision to run for Speaker of the House.  I have not been given a new date.  Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!   Law Office of Janice M. Bellucci   _____________________________________ Janice Bellucci will be interviewed by Sean