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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children updated their “Sex Offender Map” and statistics in May, 2017 to account for the latest statistics. Our colleague from Virginia has put together an analysis of the new counts, which can be found here, but the summary of the statistics for our state are that: Florida dropped from #8 to #11. 1

The governor did not say, “Dammit … I’m getting to the bottom of this money-sucking private prison mess.” Rick Scott’s reticence might seem a bit out of character, given his self-crafted persona as Florida’s cold-blooded budget-cutting crusader. Here’s a guy who over the years has vetoed state allocations for Special Olympics, Goodwill Industries, United Cerebral Palsy, the Miami Project to

About 2.7 million criminal records in Florida could soon be sealed to the public under legislation awaiting action from the governor. Defense attorneys love the idea, but public records advocates worry that it goes too far. People accused of a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty. But in this internet age, once someone is arrested, many have found themselves

An article, written by Social Science Analyst Thomas H. Cohen and Probation Administrator Michelle Spidell, came out yesterday on registrants on Federal Supervision. No surprise: those convicted of sex offenses in general scored lower on the Post Conviction Risk Assessment (PCRA) and recidivated less frequently than those convicted of non-sex offenses. No surprise further:  not all sex offenders have the same

Words matter Ghastly. Abhorrent. Sick. Perverted. Despicable. Words any of us might use without a second thought when describing a person who sexually abuses children. But when a judge uses those words while sentencing a sex offender, it’s another matter altogether. That’s what a state appeals court ruled last week when it ordered a new sentencing hearing — and a

BLOOMINGTON — At the end of June, Brian Liska will mark the 20th anniversary of two life-changing milestones: the year he was convicted at 21 of sexually abusing a teenage girl, and two decades without an arrest for another sex offense. Liska spent 60 days in jail and served two years’ probation for aggravated criminal sexual abuse in 1997. His identity also was included