Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
U.S. Rep. Cory Mills (R – FL) voted for the Take It Down Act, which prohibits “nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals.” Essentially, the bill criminalizes “sextortion” – the practice of threatening to release explicit material of someone. Sextortion is now a crime under both Florida and federal law. Rep. Mills’ ex, Lindsey Langston, a Republican state
Read moreThis is a follow up to the story we posted yesterday: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/ok-5-men-arrested-at-okc-parks-for-violating-sex-offender-safety-zone-laws/ At least one news outlet got it right. While many outlets sensationalize stories like this, KOCO 5 News took a different approach. Instead of stoking fear, they acknowledged the deeper issue; that residency restrictions often leave people on the registry with nowhere to go, forcing them into homelessness.
Read moreJust today, we sent out our Weekly Update talking about how sex offense laws aren’t applied the same across the board. How people with money, power, or political connections tend to have a very different experience than the average person. And right on cue, this story out of Utah hits the headlines. According to a recent Newsweek article, Utah Senate
Read moreFive men were arrested at Oklahoma City parks for violating the law prohibiting sex offenders from entering safety zones around schools, even though all incidents occurred after park hours when it was dark. Three of the arrests occurred on July 31 at Scissortail Park. All three men, who are transients, face charges for entering the safety zone as sex offenders.
Read moreThe task of reintegration for people convicted of sexual offences (PCOSOs) is even more challenging, in part due to the media presentation of such individuals as a homogeneous group comprised of people who will inevitably reoffend (Hanson et al., 2018). For example, a public survey in Florida found that residents predicted general sexual recidivism rates to be around 75% (Levenson
Read moreAbstract Juvenile sex offender registration was never a natural fit for the youth justice system, but in the digital age, it has become deeply harmful. What began as a paper-based precaution has evolved into a sprawling digital regime that permanently brands adolescents at the most formative stage of life. This article examines how technological change has turned registration into a
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