Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Earlier, our Call to Action for Volusia County was updated to let members know that the ordinance that was to be drafted, which would have raised the 1000-foot residence restriction in the unincorporated area to 1500 feet for people labeled by the state as predators, was withdrawn from the July 11 meeting agenda.  This was after members had contacted the

According to WCPO ABC Cincinnati in Ohio, “Warren County…is among the first in the country to pilot a new device that encompasses all the functionality of an ankle monitor in the compatibility of a smartwatch device.” These wrist devices are thought to diminish the stigma that can go with the bulky ankle monitors.  They also operate like the ankles monitors

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPINION OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE. As election season really gets going, you may be sent emails and text messages asking for money and polls asking you what your thoughts are. Please take a moment and fill out the comments section(s) on any polls that you receive. Also,

Attorneys with the Paris case (6500-foot residence restriction) have contacted us to correct misstatements that were made in our most recent post.  They let us know there is much to be optimistic about in the court’s decision as they are putting some brakes on municipal ordinances that have spiraled out of control in Wisconsin – something they have never done

How we can make a difference:   A reporter from 8 WFLA Tampa Bay said he has heard from registrants in several other areas of the state besides Pinellas Park that probationers are being “assigned” to wooded camps:  Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee, Flagler, Brevard, and Palm Beach Counties.  Additionally, some FAC members are telling us that it is also happening in