The Double Standard Is Hard to Ignore

A former Tennessee detective whose job was to oversee sex offender registry compliance has pleaded guilty after investigators discovered he forged registrants’ signatures on official registry documents. He was originally indicted on 10 charges—including eight counts of tampering with government records and two counts of official misconduct. Under his plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct.

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Setting our sights on an important milestone: 10,000 signatures.

When we launched our Change.org petition, calling for an end to public sex offender registration and highlighting its conflict with fundamental human rights principles, we knew it would be an uphill battle. Yet thousands of people have already added their names, recognizing that public registries do not simply affect those listed on them—they impact spouses, children, families, and entire communities.

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Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Acts Surprised by a Crisis FAC Warned Him About Years Ago

Today, FAC sent a letter to Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis in response to his comments during a recent Local 10 News investigation into homeless registrants sleeping at a Fort Lauderdale shopping center. The Mayor claimed he was surprised to learn 180 people were living homeless in this parking lot. Frankly, we found the Mayor’s statements difficult to reconcile with

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Sent to a Shopping Center Instead of Home

A recent Local 10 hidden-camera investigation exposed a troubling reality hiding in plain sight in Fort Lauderdale. Reporters documented dozens of people sleeping overnight at the River Market shopping center, many of them recently released from jail or prison. Many of them registered sex offenders. Shoppers, employees, and even city officials expressed shock upon learning that people were spending their

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