Florida Action Committee (FAC)

One of our Members chose to use his time on “Halloween House Arrest” productively. As he sat in his home with the porch lights off, he composed a letter to his Senators. He was kind enough to share it with us.   October 31, 2021 Dear Senator  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________, I am writing today specifically because once again our Government has determined

In discussing the FDLE’s Sex Offense Registry, the Miami Herald does state that “the database’s information is not meant to be a judgment on the level of risk an offender might be to others.”  Yes, the registry tells us nothing about the risk level. The article then goes on to say, “But it’s a tool parents can use to make

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is encouraging parents to download the FDLE app that tracks people on the sex offense registry so that the parents will know where it is “safe” to take their children trick-or-treating. We are increasingly becoming a society where truth is no longer important, and people do not want to hear the truth.  How much

It was most disturbing to find an article in a publication entitled “Wisconsin Law Journal”, stating, “But the registry also serves the vital role of helping to protect the public, especially our children, sex crime victims and the vulnerable.”  It is acknowledged, though, that some (should be many) registrants have learned their lesson and are working to reintegrate back into

This opinion piece, posted today in the LA Times, presents a pretty fair picture of the issue finding placement for people on the registry. While the man described in this article is on the more heinous end of the spectrum for those with this label, the experience is the same for all. Here are some excerpts… Even after his prison