POLL: Should ‘low risk’ be a designation in the NYS Sex Offender Registry?
Should ‘low risk’ be a designation in the NYS Sex Offender Registry? Answer the poll here, read the comments and add your own.
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NH: Another Homelessness Challenge Worth Watching
A federal constitutional challenge out of New Hampshire has caught our attention not just because the plaintiff is on the sex offender registry case, but because it addresses an issue that increasingly affects many people on Florida’s registry: the criminalization of homelessness – where in many cases here in Florida, it’s involuntary. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire
Read moreGrand theft auto… so naturally they lead with the registry.
A Florida man is accused of stealing a car and fleeing from law enforcement. If the allegations are true, he’ll answer for those charges. That’s what our criminal justice system is supposed to do. So why do the flurry of stories to come out in today’s news have the headline, “Florida sex offender steals car, flees on foot, deputies say”
Read moreSeeking volunteers for the Legislative Committee
We are well under way with our 2026-2027 FAC email campaign. Our focus this year is an bill for the Florida Legislature whose purpose is to allow youthful offenders to petition for removal from the registry after 10 years instead of after 25 years. This is FAC’s first ever bill, a momentous event! Every time an email on a particular
Read more72% of the City of Miami’s unsheltered homeless are on the sex offender registry!
Last week we wrote about a new law going into effect in the City of Miami (Florida) that allows for the immediate arrest of homeless registrants in the city. (READ: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/miami-makes-people-homeless-and-then-arrests-them-for-being-homeless/). FAC sent a letter to the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust asking what provisions are being made for the homeless registrants who cannot live (according to State Statute and County Ordinance)
Read morePA: Courts warn of scam texts targeting registrants
The scam involves text messages that “spoof” or mimic the Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Court of Common Pleas. In the text, the recipient is advised they are being charged with ‘Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.’ The spoof alleges that an arrest warrant has been issued and bail set for $12,000 to be paid through e-bonds digital bonding or
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