Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · MEDIA BUZZ A follow-up to this week’s Weekly Update From the Capitol to the Parking Lot Who writes the rules—and who lives with them? “The designation of a person as a sexual offender is not a sentence or a punishment…” Florida Statutes §943.0435(12) · Sexual offenders This week’s FAC update describes a man sleeping outside when
Read moreWeekly update for October 20, 2026. This is recording number 400 Dear Members and Advocates, This past Thursday night, one of our county coordinators and I accompanied a reporter from the Miami New Times to one of the homeless encampments in Fort Lauderdale. It was after 10 p.m., well past my usual bedtime. But we had no choice. Under the
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE MEDIA Tuesday’s Media Buzz: The Ripple Continues October 20, 2026 · News, context and community WATCH FIRST · PART 2 Nowhere to Go: When the Whole Family Carries the Weight Where can someone grow old when housing and care are out of reach? And what happens to the family trying to help? Watch Part 2 on YouTube
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FAC Media · Opinion & Research Nowhere to Go: When the Whole Family Carries the Weight Part Two · Survivors, Children, Families, and Meaningful Review By FAC Media · Hearing held October 6, 2026 Caring for survivors and caring for families are shared duties. People need safe housing, care, and room to heal. Part One looked at aging and barriers
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · MEDIA BUZZ How Do You Rebuild a Life When Going Online Takes Permission? By FAC Media · October 18, 2026 For many people, going online is a simple part of the day. For someone living under court-ordered internet limits, that same step can come with fear and questions. Can I apply for this job? Join a
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · MEDIA BUZZ Law360 Reports on the Registry Challenge: Florida Action Committee’s Resolve By FAC Media · News update Federal courthouse in Tallahassee, photographed in 2011. Photo: Ebyabe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Image unaltered. Florida and many cities and counties are asking a federal judge to throw out Florida Action Committee’s lawsuit over the registry
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