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Florida based private prison company, GEO Group, is using a page out of the playbook of Ron and Lauren Book. When confronted with opposition; sue the person! That’s what GEO Group is threatening to do to Dream Defenders (who describe themselves as a group of young people of color who are advocating for our basic human rights). According to this

FAC has sent the following letter to candidates for Florida’s Governor, in order to assess their position on restoration of civil rights, reform of sex offender laws and other issues of interest to our members. The same letter has been sent to the seven leading candidates. We will share their responses as they come in. Governor Candidate Letters

With an election coming up, FAC wants to pose questions to the candidates for Governor of Florida. We plan to send a letter out this week. Please contribute any questions you would like included in our letter in the comments below.

SOURCE: US Government SMART Newsletter In 2011, the Supplemental Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification officially included in SORNA’s standards the obligation that jurisdictions require their registered sex offenders to provide 21 days’ notice of any international travel. However, before International Megan’s Law passed, it was difficult to federally prosecute sex offenders for failing to notify registration officials of

There are two upcoming events in South Florida you should be aware of. We encourage our members in the area to attend and network with others interested in civil liberties and help spread our message. If there is an event in your area that you would like us to promote, please forward the information to [email protected].   VOTE Restoration Event:

SOURCE: Wired For companies like JPay, the business model is simple: Whatever it costs to send a message, prisoners and their families will find a way to pay it. … Prisons are notoriously low-tech places. But urged on by privately owned companies, like JPay, facilities across the country are adding e-messaging, a rudimentary form of email that remains disconnected from