Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Florida Action Committee Media ⚡ MEDIA BUZZ The Miami Times Covers FAC’s Housing Challenge Miami-Dade • October 7, 2026 FAC has been working with The Miami Times to help get this story out and bring attention to the people living under Florida’s registry laws. In her October 7 report, Amelia Orjuela Da Silva explains how housing restrictions, shelter barriers and
Read moreWeekly update for October 6, 2026. This is recording number 393 Dear Members and Advocates, Over the past 15 years of our existence, the Florida Action Committee (FAC) has grown from a small handful of people concerned about Florida’s registry laws into a statewide organization with more than 3,700 members, an active legal program, legislative advocacy, public education,
Read moreFlorida Action Committee Media Big Numbers Need the Whole Story Southwest Florida • October 7, 2026 Illustrative photo: Lukas Blazek / Pexels. I read Vanessa Norris’s October 7 report on Southwest Florida crime statistics for the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Network. These cases are serious. Children deserve protection. Families also deserve the
Read moreThis story out of Manteca, California really frustrates me. The city cancelled a contract with a cleaning company that was contracted to clean out illegal homeless encampments after it was discovered that one of the owners was on the registry. During the awarding of the contract, the company submitted references attesting to the quality of work they do. The references
Read moreA recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a good reminder that there are actually two different registration systems that people need to understand: state requirements and federal SORNA requirements. A state has it’s own set of laws (including duration and how often you have to report) and the feds have different rules. Now
Read moreA federal judge in Idaho has issued a decision in Does v. Labrador, a case challenging Idaho’s sex offender registry under the Ex Post Facto and Double Jeopardy Clauses of the Constitution. The decision is not the result the plaintiffs wanted. On September 29, Judge David Nye granted Idaho’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Idaho’s registry scheme is a civil
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