Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FROM NARSOL: Last May, we watched a hotel honor a mob over a legal contract. We lost a conference we’d spent months planning. We lost significant money that we couldn’t get back. And I had to write a letter to our supporters explaining why. I ended that letter with a quote. “First, they ignore you. Then, they laugh at you.
Read moreFormer Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book has announced she is seeking a return to the Florida Senate, launching a campaign for Senate District 30. For registrants and their families, the Book name represents something far more consequential: one of the most powerful political dynasties behind the expansion of Florida’s sex offense registry system wants back in. Lauren Book built
Read moreLast year, FAC reported on the disturbing case of a Texas embalmer accused of mutilating the corpse of a deceased registrant. According to investigators, the embalmer allegedly castrated the body and stuffed the severed penis into the corpse’s mouth. Prosecutors alleged the conduct was intentional, criminal, and deeply abusive. This week, however, the criminal charges against the embalmer were dismissed.
Read moreA disturbing story out of Osceola County raising questions about just how far society is willing to go in response to allegations involving children and sexual abuse. According to reports, parents whose young daughter was allegedly abused by a classmate at a private school are suing the school and pushing for measures that would ensure the accused child’s history follows
Read moreAnother “predator catcher” video has gone viral, this time involving a 21-year-old Florida Atlantic University student targeted by the group “561 Predator Catchers.” But before people rush to judgment, it’s important to look critically at how these online sting operations are conducted and ask whether they are manufacturing crimes rather than preventing them. According to the article, the initial contact
Read moreThe Hinda Institute’s “Navigating the System” course empowers participants with practical knowledge and strategies for effective advocacy within the court system and behind prison walls. Shanna Rifkin, who is General Counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) will kick off the first of three weekly Zoom sessions, which begin on June 3, 2026 at 8PM EST. Shanna directs the Federal
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