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Pinellas County received a $750,000 grant to help offenders adjust to life outside prison. “A maximum of 120 people at a time can use the program services during the 36-month pilot. Services provided by the Department of Corrections include training classes in life skills, resume writing, housing and job placement, drug testing and acquiring social services or medical care.” Sex

In an interesting story about “hundreds of criminal acts” taking place in libraries on what must have been a very slow news day, South Florida’s Channel 10 News discussed some of the many crimes taking place in the County’s libraries. The story, which can be found here, states: “Once a week, librarians are required get on the Florida Department of

A long time advocate, Trey Gennette, has organized a group of individuals who were caught up in Florida Sex Offender Stings. For those who don’t know of Trey and his work; Trey began communicating with an adult he met through an adult dating site… you know how the story ends… The twist in Trey’s case is that he didn’t take

Sex offenders can not be subjected to punishments under newly created laws if they committed their offense and served their time before the legislation was passed, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision Monday. In 1986, George Riley was convicted of aggravated sexual assault on a minor and given a 20-year sentence. About six months after his release

The Indiana Appeals Court ruled that a man convicted of a 1993 sex offense in Florida was not required to register in Indiana because the Indiana registration law came into effect in 1994 and could not be applied retroactively. Because the individual’s Florida crimes and convictions predated the 1994 enactment of Indiana’s Sex Offender Registry Act, he is not required

The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) just issued a report on the effectiveness of residency restrictions as tools for sex offender management. The entire report can be read here, but below are some of the findings: Residency restrictions create more problems than they solve, including homelessness, transience and disproportionate clustering of offenders. Residency restrictions create housing instability.