News & Updates

On Tuesday night, law enforcement will be out making sure sex offenders are following the rules. The Florida Department of Corrections says sex offenders are given strict instructions on Halloween: Do not give out candy or other treats. Turn off porch lights, close blinds. No outside decorations to attract children. Do not answer the door to trick-or-treaters. Do not dress in costumes or

Registrant Travel Action Group (http://registranttag.org) has updated it’s travel matrix to unfortunately reflect India and Jamaica as countries that are denying entry to individuals registered as sex offenders. The link to their travel matrix can be found below.   Travel Matrix

The US Department of State issued a press release friday announcing the “unique identifier it will be using for the passports of covered sex offenders. it reads:   On February 8, 2016, Congress enacted the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders (IML) (Public Law 114-119). The IML prohibits

As a follow-up to our post from earlier today, which can be seen here: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/will-someone-please-correct-wftv9-orlando/ Jacksonville’s First Coast News has put up a scare story. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/data/crime/jso-plans-operation-for-sex-offenders-and-sex-predators-on-halloween/486557603 Please help educate First Coast News by encouraging them not to perpetuate unfounded fear and actually write something to improve public safety? This story has a place for comments.

With Halloween approaching, we monitor the local news stations, waiting for the Halloween scare stories to come out. This morning, Orlando’s ABC affiliate, WFTV put one out, suggesting, “parents can also take matters into their own hands by searching online to find out where in their neighborhood registered sex offenders live” in order to make their children safer this Halloween.

One week after registrants in Indiana were victorious in a legal challenge to compelled sex offender treatment classes, they were handed another victory in being able to attend churches. The Indiana Court of Appeals ordered a trial court to grant a permanent injunction barring the state from arresting sex offenders for attending churches that hold Sunday schools or offer child