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A rule meant to protect Florida children from sex crimes could actually be putting kids in danger, according to a complaint filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union. The 2010 Miami-Dade County ordinance restricts people convicted of certain sex crimes from living within 2,500 feet of a school, severely limiting the supply of housing available to them. In recent

The following post was submitted on CaliforniaRSOL’s site:     First, I would like to thank everyone for their informative posts regarding the denial of entry of ports of entry. I was convicted of a lewd offense (Indecent Solicitation of a Child; Felony) in July 2003. The offense involved talking about having sex with a person who portrayed to be

Below is an article from today’s Daytona Beach News Journal. The article concludes, “Sgt. Kurt Schoeps, supervisor of the Volusia County sex crimes and “Internet Crimes Against Children” units, said the “Romeo and Juliet” law “is not a consideration when we are investigating.” “It is illegal for a 15- to 17-year-old (to have sex),”” How many reading this article have

With Halloween coming up, I thought it was important to repost this essay that I wrote last year and published on The Huffington Post. With the glacial speed at which sex law reform is happening, we fear that this essay will be all too relevant in the years to come. It can be said that sex offenders are the new bogeymen, mythical monsters invented to

With the race for Florida Governor coming to an end, it’s important to know where each candidate stands on the issues. It is a bit ironic that those who are impacted by these draconian laws don’t get a voting right to change them. … and they say this isn’t punishment! Civil rights don’t just involve voting, but also involve the

From Al Jazeera: Please note this excerpt, “California, known as the second-harshest state for sex offenders after Florida,” __________________________________   Experts say public registries don’t reduce assault — and sex offenders are increasingly challenging the rules in court Frank Lindsay, 62, is a father, small-business owner and avid surfer. He’s also one of 105,000 people in California — and 760,000