Author: FAC Contributor #1

This week, two major South Florida newspapers are reporting on rampant abuse in Florida Prisons. A headline in yesterday’s Miami Herald was, “Inmate reports threats by guard, turns up dead“, which reported on the death of a Female inmate who was beaten to death by a guard. On September 21st she sent her Aunt a letter letting her know that

Yesterday, we reported on a successful challenge to the proximity restrictions in Brooklyn, NY. The post can be seen here: http://floridaactioncommittee.org/ex-post-facto-argument-wins-in-ny-case/ The situation in Brooklyn, NY closely mirror what is going on in Brevard County. An ordinance there blocks registrants from BEING within the buffer zone. Not just residing within the zone, not just entering schools or parks within the

By Lyda Longa, Frank Fernandez & John Gallas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Published: Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 5:30 a.m. News-Journal/JIM TILLER Convicted sex offender Benigno Rodriguez resides at the Bird’s Nest Motel 3753 West International Speedway Blvd. just west of Daytona Beach . The motel houses sex offenders Thursday October 2, 2014. A dingy row of motel rooms on Daytona

A Florida Appeals Court ruled unanimously that a Tampa Judge “abused his discretion” in sentencing a CP offender to twenty-two years in prison. The defendant, who pleaded guilty to 20 counts of viewing child pornography, had never abused or touched a child. Still, Hillsborough County Judge Chet Tharpe called child pornography an “epidemic” and sentenced the defendant to twenty two

The Florida Action Committee is deeply honored to be named as the recipient of this year’s Maurice Rosen Act of Courage Award. The award, which is named after the late ACLU attorney, is being given to the FAC, “for its courageous advocacy on behalf of ex-offenders whose civil liberties and opportunities to build new lives are violated by the state

ex post facto ˌeks pōst ˈfaktō/ adjective & adverb adjective: ex post facto; adverb: ex post facto with retroactive effect or force. The US and most state constitutions prevent the application of laws “Ex Post Facto”, with retroactive effect or force. What this means, for example; let’s say in 1995 you got a DUI, you had your license suspended for