Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Sex offenders pose a unique set of problems for those advocating for the homeless.. State law requires sex offenders in Lawton to register and check in with the police department every seven days, and that includes those who say they are homeless. Failure to check in can result in arrest, he said. He said some claim to be homeless, but
Read moreImportant and commendable work being done by advocates in Connecticut, who are pushing forward in the face of legislative setbacks to bring truth, fairness, and evidence-based reform to their state’s sex offense registry laws. An article published by Inside Investigator, titled “Connecticut Sex Offender Registry Reform Gets Stripped from Budget”, highlights the disappointing decision by state lawmakers to remove proposed
Read moreHere’s something that’s apparently been on the books for a while but we were not aware of: (1) A person may not possess a prescription drug, as defined in s. 499.003(40), for the purpose of treating erectile dysfunction if the person is designated as a sexual predator under s. 775.21. (2) A person who violates a provision of this section for the
Read moreThe case comes just as a new national study is shedding light on what researchers say is a little-discussed but increasingly urgent problem: the growing number of homeless individuals on the sex offender registry. The Cicero Institute, a nonpartisan policy group, released findings in April showing that in at least 32 states, more than 10 percent of the unsheltered homeless
Read moreIf you’ve been an avid follower of the Florida Action Committee forum, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been receiving more comments from trolls, vigilantes or people simply posting nasty comments.This is likely the result of some of the public awareness campaigns we have been running over the last month or so. As previously announced, FAC has been airing our short-form
Read moreAn Erath County jury of seven men and five women were seated on Monday in the trial of Charles Austin Broyles, a suspect unofficially dubbed the “vigilante shooter.” Broyles is being tried for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with shooting a registered sex offender in the face in December 2023. According to the arrest affidavit, Broyles was
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