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In half the country, sex offense civil commitment incarcerates people after they complete their prison sentences. Nationally, more than 6,000 people are held in sex offense civil commitment, according to a 2024 report from the Prison Policy Initiative. While the states that run such programs say they’re focused on rehabilitation, critics have long said the systems seem to be a

Twentieth Century Fox has removed a scene from its upcoming film The Predator after discovering that one of the actors is listed on the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. The offense took place more than fifteen years ago. I guess we can add actor to the long list of jobs persons forced to register will be excluded from. SOURCE

At the Florida Action Committee, we know the issues we address are controversial, emotional, and often misunderstood. Lately, we’ve seen an increase in comments from online vigilantes, trolls, and critics who oppose our work. So let us be clear: we welcome you! This is your forum too – so long as you follow our Code of Conduct. This isn’t just

Every time an email on a particular topic is sent to a state legislator, a ping is recorded on the subject matter.  We want to have many pings recorded. We need approximately 50-plus people to send a short email to all 160 Florida legislators through the 2026 legislative session.  Each person would be given a specific week to send out

Each day I scan news to identify stories that would be of interest to our members. Often I’m baited into clicking on a headline thinking it’s something important, when it winds up being totally benign. Today, for example, this story from an Alabama station, with the headline, “Sex offender arrested after setting up homeless camp near school grounds in Fort

States nationwide have reported scammers impersonating police officers targeting people on the sex offender registry. Multiple law enforcement agencies across the U.S. told Newsweek that the scams occur intermittently and are hard for officials to track, including how much money scammers have been successful in getting from victims. “This has been something we’ve been aware of for a number of