News & Updates

Florida’s new Governor, Ron DeSantis will be sworn in tomorrow. Tonight, he’s hosting a private dinner in Tallahassee with his inaugural committee and “big donors”. According to the Miami Herald, a public records request from the Herald/Times, revealed the names of about 90 major sponsors. Prominent in the list; “Disney, private prison company The GEO Group, the Florida Police Benevolent

Some great news about UNTOUCHABLE, David Feige’s award-winning documentary…   At last, the film is available for streaming starting JANUARY 15th on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play.   See it!  Bill Dobbs, The Dobbs Wire     More people now on sex-offender registry than in jail in the US   Stream it starting January 15 on Amazon, iTunes and Google

The SCOTUS has denied the Petition for Writ of Certiorai in all three cases we were following: Bethea, Vasquez and Prison Legal News. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/010719zor_m6ho.pdf Being picked is an extreme long shot (less than 1% of cases) but disappointing nonetheless. What this means is that we need to persist in these challenges on our own.  

Following was sent in by a member. I recently spoke to an attorney in Georgia. I was inquiring about the possibility to relocate and my residency and registration requirements as well as the time frame and procedure to be removed from Georgia registry. He informed me a few things but one thing that sticks out is that due to the

The following is the text of a letter from a mother, whose son (a person required to register as a sex offender) was prevented from pursuing his education, because of his status. It has been redacted to remove personal information, but the name of the school remains in case anyone wishes to contact the school or their legislators to encourage

Last night’s Florida Action Committee monthly member call was all about the family. Our guest, Shelley Kavanagh, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working at the Centre for Offender Rehabilitation Education (CORE), is working on programs that aim to provide support for the families, and loved ones of registrants. It’s important to acknowledge the victims of an underlying sexual offense,