Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The arrest of a man in Wisconsin highlights the absurdity of a new law that is turning homelessness into the trigger for electronic surveillance. The man is accused of violating the state’s new GPS-monitoring law that requires anyone on the registry who is homeless to be put on a GPS ankle monitor. Regardless of whether they are on probation or
Read moreFLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE 📣 MEDIA TUESDAY #3 ⚡ THE BUZZ News • Media • Legal Developments • Ways to Take Action Tuesday, September 29, 2026 This week’s The Buzz brings together our newest media release, important Florida legal developments, our continuing declaration effort, the push toward 10,000 petition signatures, a new Florida child-protection enforcement filing, a national case to watch,
Read moreApparently one Illinois lawmaker has invented a time machine that would prevent sexual crimes that had not yet taken place. She’s sponsored legislation to address a registry “loophole” and she’s citing the examples of two teachers arrested for sex crimes within a week of each other. The only problem is, she can’t explain how her magic crystal ball time machine
Read moreFAC Member | Commentary | September 27, 2026 For a veteran on the registry, finishing a sentence does not mean the restrictions are finished. Years later, the record can still turn up at a military gate, on a housing application, or during the search for a nursing home. A family trying to move forward finds itself explaining the same
Read moreFLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 ☀️ FAC Sunday Lookout Weekly Updates & Organizational News 🌴 Connection. Encouragement. A new week of possibility. In this week’s FAC Sunday Lookout, let’s make room for the people and possibilities that keep us moving forward. A conversation, a useful resource, or a chance to be heard can make the week feel less
Read moreA Maine legislator is proposing the “Eliot Cutler Law.” Under the proposal, a person convicted of a sex offense who violates probation FOR ANYTHING would automatically have to serve the remainder of the previously suspended prison sentence after a first probation violation. The proposal isn’t law yet. It is still being developed and is expected to be considered when Maine’s
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