Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
President Trump’s July 24, 2025 Executive Order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” includes a critical and concerning development for the registrant community: it expands the federal government’s use of civil commitment, explicitly targeting “sexually dangerous” individuals. The order directs the Department of Justice to aggressively use 18 U.S.C. § 4248, a law allowing for the indefinite civil
Read moreStarting August 5th, 2025, new changes to F.A.C. 33-210.102 regarding legal mail will place additional barriers on attorneys writing to incarcerated individuals in Florida. This recently approved rule change will severely limit how attorneys can send legal correspondence and may result in delays, denials, or returns of legitimate legal mail. What’s Changing: Attorneys must now register with FDC and obtain
Read moreThis week, the Woodstock, NY Town Board voted to terminate a town maintenance worker who is also a registrant on New York’s sex offense registry. The decision came after a tense and emotionally charged meeting where community members and board officials clashed over how to handle Innello’s employment and past convictions. While the vote to fire Innello ultimately passed, what
Read moreA Manchester (UK) school teacher has been banned from the classroom for two years after failing to declare her relationship with a sex offender. This article provides the details, but the outcome is outrageous. First, they boyfriend was in prison – so he was a risk to nobody. Second, the boyfriend wasn’t the teacher. She was. Does this mean to
Read moreBelow is a link to an older (2017) study, but one which contains a good deal of helpful research. It’s Factors Impacting upon Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders: The Role of Conservatism and Knowledge by Michelle K. Rosselli and Elizabeth L. Jeglic from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. It’s a worthwhile read. Factors Impacting
Read moreTonight at 8pm EST, via Zoom, is a special NARSOL in Action: Legal Insights. NARSOL’s new attorney Larry K, attorney Mark W., and paralegal Stephen H. will discuss the cases NARSOL is involved in across the country, along with some recent wins. You may bring questions that you have on this topic to this hour long conversation. Register intent to
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