Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Kansas Senate bill barring registered sex offenders from school property got strong pushback Tuesday from some defense advocates who say it is based on inaccurate beliefs about offenders and would end up failing to keep children safe. The bill, submitted by Republican Sen. Kellie Warren of Leawood, stems from an incident on Feb. 8 in which a registered sex
Read moreFor the last decade the Florida Action Committee has had the same website. To some it was a source of comfort. Where you came to learn news about registry issues and share thoughts or concerns with the community. To others, our dated site was an annoyance. Lacking in the latest tools and technology and difficult to navigate. To address (hopefully)
Read moreTwo men have been charged with special circumstances murder in the death of a registered sex offender found in an Anaheim motel room. SOURCE
Read moreA Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse, accused of using a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said. Charging documents identify two employees of Memorial Mortuary & Crematory at the scene who witnessed the crime. Authorities said the first witness saw Laudermilk stab Rodriguez twice in the groin in the
Read more[NOTE: We will preface the following argument by saying that FAC believes the sex offender registry should be abolished. We do not deviate from this position; however, the reality is that federal law requires the states to maintain a registry. Unless/until we are successful in repealing SORNA, state affiliates are limited in what they can do on the state level.
Read moreA controversy over a registered sex offender attending a school dance in Kansas has led to Senate Bill 233, which aims to ban individuals on the sex offender registry from school property. While the intent to protect children is understandable, the bill unfairly punishes parents and stigmatizes their families, ignoring the fact that the individual in question was fully complying
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