Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The Florida Action Committee is looking to expand our Media Committee and we need active, engaged members with a variety of skill sets. This is a great opportunity to get more involved in our mission and help shape the way we communicate with the public, the media, and our members. We are looking for people who can contribute in areas
Read moreFrom NARSOL: The 2025 conference has been rescheduled at a new location in Atlanta, Georgia, for Oct 17-19. While the schedule may change some, at least three of the plenary speakers will be presenting, and many of the same workshops will be offered as scheduled. Those needing a flight can travel to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and receive no-
Read moreI read Brad Foster’s letter on chemical castration (Mailbag, June 2025) with some interest and I found myself agreeing with him. As someone who regularly struggles with depression and the issues that serotonin imbalance can cause, I worry about the impact of a drug that forcibly reduces serotonin levels. Would the government pay out if a sex offender taking the
Read moreA recent cohort study involving over 3.25 million U.S. adults examined the impact of individual and community-level incarceration on mortality rates. The findings revealed that individuals incarcerated at the time of the survey faced a 39% higher risk of all-cause mortality and more than triple the risk of overdose mortality compared to those not incarcerated. Additionally, higher county-level incarceration rates
Read moreFew crimes elicit society’s rancor and scorn like sex abuse. Whether it’s the vulnerability of the victims or the intimacy of the assault, sex crimes have a unique stigma that follows offenders into prison. This presents a challenge not just for society, but especially for Christians, who believe in God’s radical love and forgiveness, even for sex offenders. Circles of
Read moreThis case has nothing to do with sex offender issues. But it is another example in what is becoming an ongoing “Unequal Justice” series, highlighting how laws in our country often seem to bend for those with money, power, or connections, while others face the full weight of the system. A few years ago Carolina Amesty rose quickly in Florida’s
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