Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A scheduling order has been set in our class action lawsuit challenging the recently enacted Putnam County Ordinance that precludes two registrants from living within 500 feet of one another (among other things). The schedule is below: Amended Pleadings due by 10/1/2026 Joinder of Parties due by 10/1/2026 Moving for class certification due by 12/21/2026 Plaintiff disclosure of expert report
Read moreIf you have a loved one in federal custody, there may soon be a new way to stay connected. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has announced it is beginning a nationwide rollout of secure electronic tablets for incarcerated individuals. The tablets are expected to provide access to secure messaging, educational and vocational programming, reentry resources, faith-based content, health information,
Read moreFAC has sent a letter to the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust after the City of Miami is about to impose a new ordinance allowing officers to arrest homeless registrants without the safeguard offered to other homeless individuals – the offer to be housed in a shelter. We have copied all Miami-Dade County Commissioners and are sending copies of the letter to
Read moreNearly 1/3 of persons required to register as sex offenders in Miami-Dade are homeless. That’s an insane statistic. They are not homeless because they want to be. They are legislated into homelessness because of the County’s “Lauren Book Child Safety Act” that sets a 2500 residency restriction. They are not refusing emergency shelter. They can’t go to an emergency shelter
Read morePierce County, Washington, has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that failures in jail policies, supervision, and staff training allowed a man convicted of a sex offense to be brutally attacked by other inmates. Whether you agree with someone’s crime or not, this case shines a light on a reality that is too often ignored: people
Read moreToday, July 27, marks the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. The law was passed with the stated goal of improving public safety and protecting children. Two decades later, however, its legacy has been one of ever-expanding registration requirements, lifetime public shaming, and collateral consequences that extend far beyond any
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