Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A recent shooting in Fresno highlights how dangerous vigilantism can become for people recently released and trying to reenter their communities. According to reporting, Jennifer Cedano — dressed in tactical gear — allegedly shot at her nephew and wounded a 64-year-old bystander; prosecutors say she believed her nephew had inappropriately touched her daughter. Prosecutors also told the court that Cedano
Read moreA new bill introduced by lawmakers in Michigan, HB 4938 — the so-called “Anticorruption of Public Morals Act” — would not only ban first amendment protected expression but could also create new pathways for people to be added to the sex offender registry. The measure is written so broadly that it would make it a felony to make, share, or
Read moreAt a County Commission meeting held in Martin County, Florida last month, a new ordinance was adopted that separates persons required to register as sexual offenders or predators from others at emergency shelters and allows the sheriff to designate correctional institutions and jails to house them. The new law follows: Chapter 51, Section 51.13 is hereby created as follows: Section
Read moreMonths after a storm of community outrage over what neighbors called a “predator camp,” Putnam County has enacted one of the strictest sex offender ordinances in the state of Florida. The controversial park at the center of it all — CCM Park on Balsam Street — once housed more than 22 registered sex offenders living in proximity. The situation sparked
Read moreA convicted sex offender in Wake County, N.C. has been charged with fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship for his arrest after becoming a citizen. What differentiates this case is of fraudulently obtaining citizenship, is that the arrest took place after naturalization, rather than simply for having lied about past deeds before obtaining it. Under U.S. law, citizenship can be revoked —
Read moreThe rapid spread of artificial intelligence has made it possible for young people to create explicit deepfake images with just a few clicks on their phones. What many don’t realize is that these seemingly harmless pranks or acts of online bullying can now carry devastating consequences. With the passage of Florida’s HB 757 (which goes into effect on October 1,
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