Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
When the Sentence Ends but the Career Does Not Recover What Deadliest Catch Can Teach Us About Employment After Conviction A criminal sentence can have a defined ending. The economic consequences often do not. The Discovery series Deadliest Catch offers an unusual case study in how criminal history, publicity, the nature of an offense, and employer discretion can affect a
Read moreFAC MEDIA WEEKLY UPDATE New Video Premieres • FAC v. Glass • Petition Momentum • FAC Support Florida Action Committee continues to expand its media, public-education, research, and advocacy efforts around registry laws, enforcement, housing, constitutional questions, and the real-world experiences of affected people and families. Watch the videos, follow the lawsuit, sign and share the petition, and support the
Read moreThe Fourth District Court of Appeal has reversed a Broward County court order that removed a registrant from Florida’s sex offender registry, ruling that FDLE has the authority to challenge a trial court’s removal order. This is a deeply disappointing decision for registrants and for anyone who believes that courts — not administrative agencies — should have the final say
Read moreLast week we wrote a piece about what victims actually think of the registry. This week, a story in The Palm Beach Post raises another point related to Florida’s Marsy’s Law: What happens when the victim doesn’t want the outcome the State wants? According to the reporting, a coach pleaded guilty to offenses involving a 14-year-old student and was sentenced
Read moreA recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit illustrates just how far the system can go to keep a person on the registry from living where he wants to live—even when the proposed residence is otherwise perfectly lawful. The facts in Sera v. Zimmerman are remarkable. Steven Sera was was granted parole in February 2024,
Read moreOn August 11, 2026, the Florida Action Committee filed one of the most ambitious civil rights lawsuits in the history of sex offense registry litigation. The caption alone runs for pages: Florida Action Committee v. Mark Glass, Case No. 4:26-cv-00388, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division — naming the head of the
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