Holy Cow! One day late for registration gets someone 4 years in prison.

A registrant from Hernando County got 4 years in prison for being one day late for registration! The charges stem from a July 5, 2024, arrest for failure to comply with reporting requirements. According to the sheriff’s office, XXXX reported to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on July 5, 2024, for a required 30-day transient check-in. A review of the

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Is your sheriff’s office asking you to disclose additional information?

After posting a story yesterday about (which you can find here) a lawsuit in Arizona challenging a State Law that requires the registration of one’s children, we learned from some members in Marion County, Florida, that their Sheriff’s Office is doing the same. According to member reports, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office requires the registration of people’s children (including their

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Help Keep the Momentum Going!

Several years ago, FAC launched a petition on Change.org urging the United Nations to recognize public sex offender registration as a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since then, more than 8,000 individuals have signed on, many bravely sharing their personal experiences with the registry. We’re deeply grateful for those who have spoken out and taken a stand

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CA: ACSOL: Lawsuit Challenges Female Offender Risk‑Assessment Tool

A lawsuit filed in Sacramento contests the validity of a risk‑assessment tool specifically used to evaluate female sex offenders. The plaintiff, the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL), argues the tool has not been properly validated for use with female offenders, leads to unjust restrictions on low-risk women, such as excessive supervision or parole limitations and in some cases,

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