Florida Action Committee (FAC)

The VM Ybor City civic association has vocally complained about the concentration of persons forced to register living within their community.  The figures cited in the story suggests that the broader City of Tampa has only 1 person forced to register per 311 residents, but this neighborhood has a concentration of 1 person forced to register for every 28 residents.

The Chair of the Florida Republican Party is being investigated for a sex assault of an adult.   Christian Ziegler, R-Sarasota, was alleged to have been engaged in a consensual three-some until it was no longer consensual.  At some point, one participant believed the acts no longer reflected consent and was cited in a heavily redacted police report as describing

A group of eight individuals forced to register filed a Federal lawsuit seeking relief from the Tennessee Sex Offense Registry.  Judges ruled in 2021 that the 2004 changes to Tennessee’s registry were punishment and unconstitutionally ex post facto for a person whose convictions were prior to then.  Recent rulings affirming these rulings were made to benefit single individuals.  That would

Florida Action Committee received a request from Decriminalize Developmental Disabilities (D3, formerly LRIDD) to share the Autism Innocent Project.  They are seeking mothers and fathers with autistic or intellectually disabled sons and daughter affected by the criminal justice system to participate in a “selfie” style video for an awareness campaign. Below are their instructions for submissions.  Email finished video or your questions to

Following the legal challenges on the Ex Post Facto cases can be compared to riding a rollercoaster – first, be glad to see it moving, climbing ever so slowly up the first hill, then brace yourself for the ride…. plenty of ups and downs with negotiable turns and unexpected twists, and as an added surprise, the track splits into two. 

A bill in Michigan would require inmates to be registered to vote as part of their exit from the prison process.  Too many individuals have left prison without being registered to vote.  Often their address or eligibility has changed.  The two primary areas of confusion have been how to regain the right to vote and how does a felon register