News & Updates

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to three to six years in prison for failing to disclose a facebook account during his registration. The man was registered, originally, for an offense ten years ago. His current sentence is not a new sex offense or a new “crime”, just a registration violation. Failing to register a social media account. One blog comment

The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), a state organization, has begun consideration of a new tiered registry bill that would allow some, but not all, registered citizens to end their requirement to register in either 10 or 20 years. The bill would also allow most registered citizens who have been registered for 30 years or more and have not

The following article appeared in Slate last month. It was so insightful that it’s worth bringing to the top of the inbox. Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far Linda Walker, left, and Patty Wetterling at a rally in support of the Children’s Safety Act in 2005 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walker’s daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 2003,

FAC wanted to provide an update on the encampment of over one-hundred forty registrants who are forced to sleep outside along the railroad tracks on 71st street in Miami-Dade. Nothing! Absolutely nothing has been done by the County, State, Department of Corrections or the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust to either modify the ordinance to enable them to sleep in their homes,

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