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Excerpt…. In my own research on incarceration and the law, I have found that these limits often lie in the regulation of sex offenders. Even as we reduce sentencing for drug, firearm possession, and other crimes, sex offender laws in the United States continue to expand and become more severe. Since the 1996 passage of “Megan’s Law,” for example, all

How we treat citizens who make mistakes (even serious mistakes), pay their debt to society, and deserve a second chance reflects who we are as a people and reveals a lot about our character and commitment to our founding principles. And how we police our communities and the kinds of problems we ask our criminal justice system to solve can

In a major blow to civil liberties, an appeals court has upheld the Minnesota system that civilly commits sex offenders after they’ve served their prison terms, a confinement from which no one has ever been fully released. The decision, filed Tuesday, used the wrong legal standard, making it too easy for the state to lock people up indefinitely for future

If you are interested in getting involved, below is the schedule of Legislative Delegation meetings in certain counties throughout Florida. Please tune in to our monthly member call, to be held this Thursday, January 5, 2017, to learn about effective lobbying.   Suwannee County Legislative Delegation Meeting Wednesday, January 4, 2017 9:00 am – 10:30 am Live Oak City Hall,

Today a federal appeals court handed down a decision that allows Minnesota’s ‘civil commitment’ program for sexual wrongdoers to keep rolling.  In 2015, after a six-week-long trial of a class action lawsuit brought by 700 individuals who continue to be held indefinitely–a federal judge was appalled at the goings-on and declared the Minnesota program unconstitutional.  That’s history now as today’s

To our members and fellow advocates, Happy 2017! To people finding us for the first time; welcome to FAC. The Florida Action Committee is a not-for-profit public safety advocacy group whose mission is to reform the State of Florida’s sex offender laws and policies. To find out more, click here. If you found us by searching online, through a referral