Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
According to a report by The BayNet, a Maryland man on the sex offender registry has been charged with a misdemeanor after entering the F.B. Gwynn Educational Center in La Plata on September 9. And what was he doing there? According to the charging documents, he was there with his child and going to the guidance counselor. A father accompanies
Read moreAccording to ABC 33/40, Birmingham has 139 registered citizens classified as homeless. The 2,000-foot residency exclusion zone may sound reassuring on paper. Keep people away from schools and daycares, and surely the community will be safer, right? But when exclusion zones eliminate so many potential places to live, the real-world consequences can be quite different from what lawmakers imagined. When
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Eight Years Waiting for Answers: Georgia Takes Another Look at a Registry Case By FAC Media Research and Commentary · October 15, 2026 People need to know what the law requires of them. For someone on the registry, a wrong step can carry serious consequences. Getting a clear answer should not take years. Just north of Florida,
Read moreThe law is Assembly Bill 2727, which was introduced in the California Legislature this year after two convicted sex offenders over age 50 – but younger than 65 – became eligible for the state’s elderly parole. Under the new law, inmates with a conviction for a sexual offense have to be at least 65 years old and have served at
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Florida Action Committee · Opinion Seven Years of Service: Was April Watson Treated Fairly? For about seven years, April Watson served the Town of Jay. She collected water bills, took on more duties and worked to rebuild her life. Those years deserve to count. Jay City Hall. Photo from the Town of Jay website. “People are different, people change.” Mayor
Read moreClose to 1,300 sex offenders are living in Fresno, and city leaders are fighting to keep that number down. City leaders say that’s why they’re introducing the SHIELD Act — not to be confused with other federal and state initiatives under the same name. The measure would force group homes housing sex offenders to register for a city license. And
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