Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Washington County man claims his home was mistakenly vandalized because of an error on the sex offender registry. The vandals targeted his home on Halloween night and left about $10,000 in damage. They spray-painted “child rapist” on his garage and “unforgivable” on his driveway, covered his Ring camera and threw toilet paper and eggs all over his home and
Read moreThe Delhi High Court has ruled that India may refuse entry to a person because he is on a U.S. sex offender registry. The case, Charnjit Singh Bains v. Union of India, involves a man of Indian origin who travels on a foreign passport and holds an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. That card is normally given to people
Read moreThe Gulf County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would repeal and replace the county’s current Sexual Predator Ordinance. The notice says the new ordinance would set residency restrictions for both sexual predators and sex offenders. That could mean the restrictions reach people the current ordinance doesn’t cover. The notice also lists
Read moreWe are proud to share that FAC’s Change.org petition asking the United Nations to recognize public sex offender registration as a human rights violation has passed 10,000 verified signatures. The petition asks the High Commissioner to investigate the practice of public registration in the United States and take appropriate action. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 5) and the
Read moreImagine running a race, crossing the finish line at the 20-mile marker, and then being told that while you were running, someone moved the finish line to 25 miles. That is exactly what this case is about. Florida law (Section 943.0435(11) Fla. Stat.) allows some registrants to petition a court to be removed from the registry after a set number
Read moreMany might ask, “Why should anyone care about South Florida’s sex offenders?” But the issue is more complicated than it appears. Kenny spent his first couple nights out of prison sleeping in a Walgreens parking lot on North Federal Highway. It’s one of the few places he can legally spend the night after serving his time. The Hollywood native in
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