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The Palm Beach re entry task force has asked FAC to circulate the following notifications of opening at a new hotel. Five hiring events will be held in the next two weeks to staff about 200 new positions at the new Hilton West Palm Beach at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. CareerSource Palm Beach County is partnering with Hilton

Gonzales City Council approved an ordinance at Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting requiring registered sex offenders within the city limits to post signs in their yard alerting everyone to their crime.

Facebook as a busting agent of friend’s of Sex Offenders. “Here is a friend’s App everyone needs.” http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/facebook-app-reveals-friends-sex-offender-article-1.1787259   Facebook app reveals if friends are registered sex offenders The free Friend Verifier app scans the people you are connected to on social media and points out anyone who is linked to the national sex offender registry. However this app does

A few months ago, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver featured a segment on Municipal fines which create criminals out of people who are simply unable to pay fines, created not to punish infractions, but to raise revenue for the municipality. This week, Huffington Post reported that the DOJ is taking steps to crack down on this practice, which it described

Here’s the law in Osceola County that is causing this: ARTICLE IV. – SEXUAL OFFENDER RESIDENCY   Sec. 14-73 (a) It is prohibited and unlawful for any person who is required by Florida law to register as a sexual predator, or who has been convicted of a violation of F.S. § 794.011 [1], 800.04, 827.071, or 847.0145, regardless of whether

The Florida Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers submitted a report to the Florida Legislatures Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) making several evidence-based recommendations for Florida’s Sex Offender Registry System. Among the recommendations are: 1. Juveniles should be removed from Florida’s registry 2. Durations of registration should be reduced for some offenders 3. Discretion about