Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FAC MEDIA WEEKLY UPDATE New Video Premieres • FAC v. Glass • Petition Momentum • FAC Support Florida Action Committee continues to expand its media, public-education, research, and advocacy efforts around registry laws, enforcement, housing, constitutional questions, and the real-world experiences of affected people and families. Watch the videos, follow the lawsuit, sign and share the petition, and support the
Read more“On September 9, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the 2021 Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) amendments cannot be used to retroactively extend the registration requirements of anyone who committed their relevant crime prior to July 1, 2011, because doing so would be unconstitutional,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP). “The MSP
Read moreLouisiana has decided that prison, probation and registration aren’t enough punishment for some sex offenses. Under a 2024 law, judges can order surgical castration as part of a sentence. A Louisiana man was sentenced to 35 years in prison and surgical castration — the first known use of the law that orders the permanent removal of part of someone’s body
Read moreThe Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that people who committed sex offenses before July 2011 cannot be required to follow the state’s current sex offender registry law. The unanimous decision says applying the 2021 law to older cases would add punishment after the fact. The ruling does not affect people whose offenses happened on or after July 1, 2011. They
Read moreFAC is reaching out today with an invitation worth your attention. Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete
Read moreThe Fourth District Court of Appeal has reversed a Broward County court order that removed a registrant from Florida’s sex offender registry, ruling that FDLE has the authority to challenge a trial court’s removal order. This is a deeply disappointing decision for registrants and for anyone who believes that courts — not administrative agencies — should have the final say
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