FAC President Quoted in Naples Daily News

Although it wasn’t an article about sex offenders per-se, FAC President Gail Colletta contributed a quote to a Naples Daily News article about housing for ex-felons. “‘Sorry, we don’t rent to felons’ — we get that excuse all the time,” said Colletta, who now heads a Lake Monroe, Florida-based advocacy group for sex offenders called the Florida Action Committee. But

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Administrator Defends Sex Offender Rehabilitation Program on Woodville Highway

TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) — The group behind the sex offender rehabilitation program at Good Samaritan Network on Woodville Highway is speaking out about the program. Andy Messer, the Administrator for the Good Samaritan Network says that they currently have 16 people living at the Woodville Highway facility. Messer says that Good Samaritan Network has been operating since 2007 and in

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Lawyer suing Pasco County wants Sheriff Chris Nocco held in contempt

You gotta love attorney Patrick Leduc! The former military JAG attorney will not allow himself to be intimidated or pushed around and will certainly not allow his clients to be either. When he forwarded us an FYI copy of his pleading yesterday, the first thought that came to mind was, “hell yeah!!!” As registered citizens (or family of registered citizens)

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ACLU Files Appellate Brief in Miami-Dade SORR Case

The ACLU has filed it’s appellate brief on behalf of Florida Action Committee and several homeless registrants living along the railroad tracks in Miami-Dade County. The Brief, which can be read by clicking this link is excellent. The substance of the argument is that the application of Miami-Dade’s 2500 foot residency restrictions in Miami-Dade is particulary punitive and therefore constitutes

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