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CONTACT YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE JANUARY 5, 2016 On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed International Megan’s Law with amendments and sent it back to the U.S. House of Representatives for approval.  It is absolutely essential that we contact our representatives now and oppose this punitive legislation. HERE IS THE INFO TO CONTACT THE US REPRESENTATIVES FOR FLORIDA: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/FL (Better contact

A federal judge has permanently enjoined all North Carolina district attorneys from enforcing G.S. 14-208.18(a)(3), the law intended to prohibit certain sex offenders from being at places where minors gather for regularly scheduled educational, recreational, or social programs. The case is Doe v. Cooper, No. 1:13CV711 (M.D.N.C. Dec. 7, 2015). In it, five registered sex offenders filed a lawsuit in the

The Senate passed HR 515 formerly known as “International Megan’s Law” with another NEW title “International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders” and added a section about Passports. Essentially, all current passports for folks CONVICTED of a sex offense/s MUST be reissued, with the words “SEX OFFENDER” prominently displayed

Firstly, let us say that FAC strongly opposes sexual violence and nothing contained in this opinion piece is intended to condone the action of the a**h*** we are about to write about. Secondly, FAC views the loss of life through any means as a tragedy, no matter the circumstances and no matter the person. Our foundation is built on affording

A City of Milwaukee ordinance passed by the Common Council in July 2014 is making it nearly impossible for former sex offenders to find housing. The ordinance restricts these ex-offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school, licensed day care center, park, recreation trail or playground. As of Jan. 16, 2015, the city released a public notice listing 55

As if the FDLE site wasn’t enough, or all the private online registries were not enough, or all the news channels that have their own registries, or all the for-profit extortion sites that post registrants’ information and charges a fee to remove it… the city of Treasure Island thinks it needs to advertise registrants on television. The Tampa Bay Times