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A recent report highlighted in ConsumerAffairs and reported by WCTV confirms what so many Floridians are already feeling. Florida now ranks dead last in the nation for renters. The typical renter is spending more than 37% of their income just to keep a roof over their head, far above what is considered affordable. Now ask yourself this; if housing is

A recent article from the Prison Policy Initiative about a program run out of Alachua County, FL, highlights something that should not be controversial, yet somehow still is. When people are released from incarceration, they face overwhelming financial instability, and that instability makes successful reentry far more difficult. As the piece explains, people coming home are dealing with the same

Last month members chimed in on whether a registrant should be involved in civic life and we were successful in making sure the poll reflected our voice. A new poll from California’s KMPH Fox 26 News asks a simple question: Can people on the sex offender registry be rehabilitated? The data says yes. But systems like Florida’s say no —

A recent report by WESH 2 News should force Florida lawmakers to answer a question they have avoided for far too long. A 17-year-old Marion County teen (teen being the operative word, a “child” or a “minor” himself) was sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of probation after using Roblox to lure children into producing sexual content.

Are you carrying more emotional weight than you should have to? Being on the registry, having been incarcerated, or even loving someone who has gone through the system — it leaves a mark. The stress, the stigma, the constant pressure… it doesn’t just go away. For many, it shows up in everyday life as anxiety, anger, hyper-awareness, or feeling constantly

We’ve sat through numerous Florida House of Representative and Florida Senate Committee meetings this past legislative session and what we kept hearing over, and over again from lawmakers is “we need to protect the children!” It’s a pledge that’s usually delivered in almost theatrical fashion, with the insistence that it must be done at all costs, no matter the consequences