Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
DALLAS – For the first time ever, sex offenders gathered at their annual conference in Texas have allowed cameras inside to get a look at the event. Approximately 100 registered sex offenders from across the country gathered this week at their conference at Magnolia Hotel in Dallas, CBS Dallas station KTVT reports. This year, with the cameras inside, organizers warned
Read moreFor those who check in on our site regularly, you might have been wondering why nothing new has been posted since mid-week last week. It’s because FAC has been attending the National RSOL Conference in Dallas, which took place this past Thursday through Saturday. The National RSOL conference is attended by most state affiliates of RSOL (Reform Sex Offender Laws)
Read moreCAN SOMEONE PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS ARTICLE AND ALL THE OTHER RECENT POSTS ABOUT PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT PRISONS AND TELL ME THIS DOESN’T “WALK LIKE A DUCK”? ______ Lauren Book, the daughter of prominent lobbyist Ron Book, was sexually abused by a nanny for six years beginning at age 11. There’s a stereotype of pedophiles – creepy strangers lurking
Read moreAs a rule, convicted sex offenders don’t get much empathy, and usually for good reason. Often, cities don’t think twice about creating laws that restrict sex offenders’ lives to the point that they become unlivable. Dallas, for all of its faults, doesn’t do that. Though Dallas’ sex offender registration system is imperfect, the city of Dallas doesn’t impose residency restrictions
Read moreSo there are a lot of news stories this week about a yard sale in Apopka, FL where sex offenders worked. The yard sale was to benefit the Lighthouse Mission, a charitable organization that houses primarily sex offenders. The “big deal” is that some children’s articles were sold at the yard sale and now the news reporters (not so much
Read moreIt’s late March when Lauren Book and I head into the bowels of the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), armed with loose-leaf paper, pencils and the knowledge that we are about to sit face to face with three of the most dangerous sexually violent predators in the state. “This is the most manipulative crowd on the planet,” says Kristin Kanner,
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