Guess who’s getting sued next? Public notice signs put up at homes of sexual predators in Nassau County ahead of Halloween

Public notice signs are up in neighborhoods across Nassau County warning people a sexual predator lives in the area and to not go near the home when asking for candy from neighbors. Leeper says the signs are a warning families should take seriously. As for people who are against the signs, he says they haven’t many complaints since they started

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FAC Letter to HUD Re: Federal Laws that foster homelessness

Federal Law prohibits housing assistance to a household if any member of a household is subject to a state lifetime sex offender registration requirement. FAC has written a letter to the head of the US Housing and Urban Development, letting her know what that means to families here in Florida, where every registrant is a “lifetime” registrant. A copy of

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Sheriff Tim Lane in Scott County, Iowa spreads misinformation about the registry

According to Sheriff Tim Lane in Scott County, Iowa, “The recidivism rate for sex offenders is actually lower than it is for other crimes.  I attribute that to the hard work of the Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Department of Corrections.” https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sex-offender-compliance-checks-net-10-arrests/article_f61d18b8-81a0-5e97-bd1f-27dbec4cbc9f.html I have copied and am mailing all 26 pages of “The effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification:

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Las Vegas police partner with smartphone app to show sex offenders in neighborhoods ahead of Halloween

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has partnered with an app that show residents where sex offenders live in their neighborhoods ahead of Halloween. The free app called Offender Watch says on its website that it allows parents to “track your children, map offenders nearby, get alerts if your child is contacted or lingers near an offender’s residence, safety tips,

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Hiring benefits for employers who want to hire a registrant.

Here are some bullet points to share on job interviews or to prospective employers who are considering hiring a registrant. The IRS offers some nice tax incentives for hiring someone that is difficult to employ. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring and employing individuals formerly incarcerated or those previously convicted

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FAC is looking for a Social Media Manager volunteer

FAC is searching for an individual or individuals who can assist with our social media pages. Generally, content from our website gets re-posted to our Facebook and Twitter pages. Once there, very little engagement takes place (if any, because we currently have nobody managing it). The social media manager(s) would administer our social media pages, engage with people who post

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