Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Child safety must always come first. Public safety must always come first. That is why we should ask hard questions when protecting children becomes part of a business. On the air Monday Chris Hansen’s interview is scheduled to air Monday, October 26, at 8:10 a.m. Eastern on Tampa Bay’s 93.3 FLZ, during THEjoeSHOW. It is a chance to ask what
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FAC Media Team · Opinion & Research Nowhere to Go: When Care Cannot Wait Part Three · From concern to action October 24, 2026 For some, life on the registry starts in youth. But time does not stop. Children grow up, parents grow older, and families keep carrying the weight. Sooner or later, any of us may need help with
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THIS WEEK’S MAIN STORY This is a tough month for all of us This is a tough month for all of us. Halloween brings extra checks and harsh words aimed at people forced to register, or PFRs. Those words can come from the public and from officials. For families already trying to live in peace, it can feel like the
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE | OPINION When Even a Pumpkin Is Too Much “Sex offenders and predators don’t get to celebrate.” That is the opening line of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Halloween message. Think about who hears those words: a spouse, a child, an entire household. In my opinion, telling a whole group of people they cannot decorate or celebrate is
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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
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Pawleys Island Update: One Case Ends, Others Remain Care for families. Clear facts. Fair treatment. By FAC Media | October 20, 2026 South Carolina Supreme Court in Columbia. Illustrative photo; not the court that issued this ruling. Photo: Abductive / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. For families touched by the registry, news like this can be hard to read.
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