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We want to share an important heads-up based on a recent member experience that could affect anyone on the registry in Florida. During a routine registration appointment, a member was going through the standard “is this still the same?” verification process when the officer noted: “No passport.” The member, however, does have a passport. It turns out the passport had

Before anyone starts screaming, No, FAC does not support sex offender registration in any form. It does not work, it destabilizes individuals trying to reenter, and it gives the public a false sense of security. But for the time being, while the Federal Government (through AWA/SORNA) imposes a floor for states to implement, there’s certainly an argument for Florida to

For years, the government has insisted that being labeled a “sex offender” is not punishment. Courts have echoed it. Legislatures rely on it. The label, we’re told, is merely “civil,” a regulatory measure with no punitive effect. Then along comes the case of Ashley MacIsaac… MacIsaac, a well-known musician, recently found himself on the receiving end of a little technological

Another headline out of Alachua County paints a familiar picture: a registrant arrested for failing to comply with Florida’s registration law. On paper, it sounds simple — rules weren’t followed. But when you look closer, the facts tell a different story: one where compliance hinges not just on effort, but on knowing things a person may have no realistic way

A sensational headline is making the rounds: “In four months, border agents arrest 1,000 child sex offenders in Tampa area.” It’s alarming, it’s provocative… and it’s completely FALSE!!!. The source of this claim, The Black Chronicle — whose logo ironically proclaims “The Paper That Tells The Truth” — has, in this instance, done anything but that. The headline suggests a

A quick legal update for those who were following the path of the “Ex Post Facto I” complaint as it made it’s way from the District Court in 2018, to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, back to the District Court, only to be dismissed again… A Fourth Amended Complaint was filed earlier this month and the FDLE is required