Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
According to Florida Politics the Florida House has no companion to a funding bill in the Senate that would apply millions of dollars into the ICAC stings we’ve written about recently. The House’s refusal to immediately back the Senate proposal expanding funding for internet predator investigations is an interesting development, especially after years of these programs receiving near-automatic political support.
Read morePolk County, Texas and Polk County, Florida have more in common than a name. They both appear to embrace an especially punitive approach toward people on the registry. According to a recent report from KETK News, a Texas man received a staggering 25-year prison sentence — not for committing a new sex offense, but for a registration violation. The case
Read moreIn North Carolina, a man was arrested after authorities alleged he was “present” near a Sonic and a Burger King in Goldsboro — both locations reportedly considered prohibited under NCGS 14-208.18 because they have children’s play areas. According to the arrest report, officers alleged McMillan was within 300 feet of these locations. There are no allegations that he approached children,
Read moreThe Riverside County, California DA’s Office is touting “Operation Volcano” as a major crackdown on child sexual exploitation. But when you actually look at the numbers, the headlines may be more explosive than the results. According to the DA, this was a “yearlong, multi-agency operation” conducted from March 2025 through March 2026. Investigators reportedly identified more than 500 suspected distributors
Read moreFlorida is frequently identified by advocates, legal scholars, and affected individuals as the harshest state in the nation for people required to register as sex offenders. We at FAC certainly think so. But if you’re on the registry in another state, we’d like to know what you think. Do you think your state can beat Florida as the worst? This
Read moreU.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit registrants from collecting federal pensions. Keep in mind that politicians and federal law enforcement are not the only ones who receive federal pensions. Hundreds of thousands of career civil servants, and administrative staff for federal agencies would be
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