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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

A tragic incident in Florida, as reported by WESH News has once again exposed a glaring loophole in public safety policy. According to reports, a woman was killed by an alligator while swimming in a Florida river. The facts are undeniable. A woman was near a body of water. An alligator was near a body of water. A tragedy occurred.

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

That wasn’t said by an internet commenter. It was said by Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters while discussing people convicted of sex offenses following “Operation Checkmate.” According to News4JAX, the Sheriff stated: “I think you should put them all in prison forever. That’s just my opinion. Or, we get rid of them completely because my experience tells me that they can’t

Many people on the registry face barriers that can make it difficult to move forward. Whether it’s finding employment, rebuilding relationships, or simply figuring out what comes next. That’s why the Hinda Institute is graciously inviting FAC members to attend this free opportunity that may be of interest to our members. The Action Plan for Your Life: Finding Your Potential

The Supreme Court issued an interesting decision earlier today in United States v. Hemani. Before anyone gets excited, the case is about the Second Amendment — not sex offender registration laws. But some of the Court’s reasoning may sound familiar to anyone who follows registry issues and the arguments can be useful. The government argued that because Mr. Hemani used