The Registry Did Nothing to Protect this Child from Florida Deputy.

Here we go again. Another child victimized — this time by a Florida sheriff’s deputy — and once again, the Sex Offender Registry did absolutely nothing to prevent it. A deputy with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for exchanging explicit photos with a 10-year-old girl on TikTok. That’s right — not someone on the registry, but someone

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Reason: 6,000 Americans indefinitely detained in a system that wastes money and doesn’t make us safer

Jennifer Williams’ son, Justin Sanchez, was a teenager when he committed the crimes that would land him behind bars. Now 31, he is still a prisoner—even though he’s served his sentence for the two sexual offenses he committed at ages 15 and 16. Like many others who have served their time for sex crimes, Justin is trapped indefinitely in the

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CTA: Florida bill banning SOs from residing near pools, beaches, lakes, rivers

House Bill 45 and Senate Bill 212 seek to add to the 1,000 ft residency restrictions of childcare facilities, schools, parks and playgrounds by including “public swimming pools” and “public bathing places”. These residency restrictions result in 80% or more of Florida being off limits for registrant housing. Registrants who have committed one of the enumerated offenses; involving a victim

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Not in custody? Hardly!

Across the country, jurisdictions impose extraordinary restrictions on individuals subject to sex-offender registration that go well beyond supervision, surveillance, or merely “being on a list.” A striking example: in Chatham County, Georgia, the county sheriff announced that this year all level 3 sex offenders must report to jail on Halloween night for three hours. The public justification: “for the safety

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