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The following was the release from Brenda Jones, Executive Director of Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) Our class action challenge has finally been filed! With 8 plaintiffs, all named, with various backgrounds, the goal is to force the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) to remove or roll back registry requirements for EVERY possible person “similarly situated” to

From The Huntington Post As a legislator, one of the biggest concerns I have is public safety. Keeping the public safe from the many dangers that are prevalent in today’s society is a challenge. One area of work I have spent a great deal of time on is keeping children safe from sex abuse. And unfortunately, I have found that

This week it was reported that Josh Duggar, one of the children of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar from the television reality show ’19 Kids and Counting’ had molested five children 12 years ago. The news comes as shock to fans of the show, but should also come as a shock to registrants who did less than Josh did and

The State of Florida has a pretty messed up system for choosing it’s judges. Instead of being appointed based on merit, they are elected. That’s right… elected! This means that our judges are politicians. Just like our senators and representatives have to take into account what is “politically popular” when making their decisions, our judges need to also take into

One week ago the Florida Action Committee started a Change.org petition calling on Florida Governor Rick Scott to Fix the Sex Offender Registry. Our registry has cast too far a net and now contains people who committed non-violent, first-time offenses against no actual person. The registry also contains people who are no longer in our communities, people who were deported

Below is a list of useful resources and studies that can be used when responding to myths and misinformation reported in the media. Thanks to our Member, Dave, for compiling this list and summary. These have been added to our resources page.     California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) End of Year Report 2014. (page 13) Under the current