Author: FAC Contributor #1

There’s very little that we want to write about Ron Book. The fact is; some things are so obvious they speak for themselves. It was recently reported that his lobbying firm took in over 2 million dollars in fees this past quarter (2nd quarter 2015). Ron Book is the most vocal advocate for harsher penalties for sex offenders. – Among

Every so often we like to update our readers on the encampment of homeless registrants living by the railroad tracks in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade residency restrictions, notorious for the Julia Tuttle Bridge incident, have been shuffling sex offenders to different parts of the County over the past decade. After being evicted from under the bridge because the site began receiving

The following was posted on SOSEN’s website and I thought it was worthwhile republishing here:   I really wish the media and any other organization would stop publishing, producing or relying on reports and opinions from law makers or any organizations about how great sex offender registration and notification laws work or how residency restrictions and presence restrictions are needed.

The New York Times has been giving some attention to our cause lately! Good for you; NY Times!!! It’s about time a reputable news outlet started reporting the truth!     The essence of the American criminal justice system is reactive, not predictive: You are punished for the crime you committed. You can’t be punished simply because you might commit

Whenever South Florida ABC affiliate WPLG has a slow news day they air something about “sex offenders”. Check out today’s “intended to scare you” video and headline: http://www.local10.com/news/sex-offenders-targeting-children-among-those-most-wanted-in-south-florida/34707090 The news station even has their own “sex offender” tab!  

Connecticut’s sex offender registry was created in 1998 to protect the public. Does it work? A committee of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission hopes to answer that question in the next 30 months as it reviews the state’s laws and policies relating to sex offenders. “This is not an easy topic,” said committee co-Chairman Robert Farr, former chairman of the Connecticut