Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday that lifetime sex offender registration is not cruel and unusual punishment because it is not “punishment.” At the same time, two members urged lawmakers to heed the advice of the Sex Offender Management Board and adopt a new, more accurate system of measuring a person’s risk of recidivism. Under Colorado law, “sexually violent
Read moreThe attempted assassination attempt at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner and other recent conversations about political violence have brought up a pretty simple but important point: the way we talk about people matters. During a press conference held shortly after the dinner, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche asked, “what do you expect to happen” when public rhetoric consistently targets
Read moreThis clip from a recently aired episode of Dr. Phil features Michigan Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who answers the questions of whether the sex offender registry keeps us safe. It does not. After pointing out that we are approaching one million people on US Sex Offender Registries, Judge Aquilina points out that the registry is so saturated it becomes blinding to
Read moreThis week, headlines out of Michigan highlight yet another proposal aimed at people on the sex offender registry. This time, a sweeping ban on working in any business that “primarily serves minors”. On its face, the pitch sounds simple: keep kids safe. But beneath the rhetoric lies a familiar pattern — one that courts have already rejected, and one that
Read moreFAC is making this public call-out to our members and fellow advocates in New York. We monitor registration-related news across the world so that we can keep our members informed, catch bad policy before the domino falls in our state and offer support whenever we can (just like we ask for help when we need it in Florida). What we’re
Read moreI am charged with the following violations; 2 for failure to report and 2 for Providing false information. This first issue has to do with me co-signing an auto loan with my son. He is a co-owner and he is the only driver and it resides at his home address. It has NEVER been at my home over night, and
Read more