Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
On August 22, 2025, Michael A. McGuire filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The case is McGuire v. Richardson, No. 2:25-cv-00681. It was the latest step in a fight he had carried on for more than a decade against the way Alabama treats people on its sex offender registry.
Read moreFor years, policymakers have been told that putting more information about people on public registries will automatically make communities safer. A recent debate in Australia suggests that some lawmakers over there are not so sure. Lawmakers there are pushing back against aspects of a proposed law known as Daniel’s Law, which would create a system allowing members of the public
Read moreFormer Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, who backed laws such as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2000, the PROTECT Act of 2003, and the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 died this past weekend at 84. Hastert, was one of the biggest hypocrites in
Read moreFlorida Action Committee • ☀️ Sunday Lookout Rebuilding Lives and Reasons for Hope Sunday, October 4, 2026 • By FAC Media 📅 Upcoming FAC Events Here are a few opportunities to connect this week. All times are Eastern. 🤝 Monday, October 5, 8:00–9:30 p.m. — Member Support Call. Join for conversation, encouragement, and sharing. Join by Zoom, or call 305-224-1968
Read moreFlorida Action Committee – Reporting and Commentary Two Separate Pinellas Cases Raise Concerns About Police Database Misuse Public Safety Includes Accountability By FAC Media – October 3, 2026 The public and lawmakers need to know how closely police database access is being watched. Law enforcement receives access to sensitive information for public safety. That access should never become a way
Read moreIn our work with families of registered citizens, FAC has been contacted hundreds of times by spouses, children, social workers and others trying to solve a problem that should never have to exist. How do you find a place for an elderly or profoundly disabled person who needs assisted living or nursing care when the registry makes him unplaceable? One
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