11th Circuit Upholds Computer Ban on Person Serving Lifetime Probation

A Florida Man appealed a condition of his sentence that included a computer ban while he is on probation. He was sentenced to lifetime probation, which means he will never be able to use a computer. He argued that the condition was unconstitutional in light of the US Supreme Court decision in Packingham. The Court, however, noted that Packingham was

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Giving Tuesday an End of Year Giving Opportunity

Members and Advocates, Giving Tuesday is today, the international day of charitable giving, and we hope that you will take a moment today and make a donation to the Florida Action Committee. Our organization works tirelessly to effect change for the better for all those effected by the Registry. 100% of your donation goes into our organization. Nobody at FAC receives a

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Hundreds of Southern Illinoisans are required to register as sex offenders. But are we any safer?

Illinois’ sex offender registry, which now includes more than 32,000 people — most of them men, though some women, as well — has rapidly expanded since its first iteration in 1986. Then, it included four qualifying crimes. Today, there are more than 30 crimes that trigger mandatory registration, including some repeat misdemeanor offenses. In recent years, policy makers and advocates, both for

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Ex Post Facto Plus challenge Moving Forward

Weekly Update #123 Dear Members and Advocates, I have been writing a similar Thanksgiving week update every year since I’ve become involved in FAC. The general theme being; there are those among us who are living on street corners, isolated from their families because of residency restrictions, curfew or simply abandonment. We need to keep these individuals in mind and

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Child sex trafficking: It’s probably not what you think it is

While the term trafficking evokes for many images of children kidnapped off the street, smuggled across borders and moved from place to place, that’s rarely the case, social workers and researchers say. Many who work with the children or who study the problem prefer the the term commercial sexual exploitation of children to trafficking, as it offers a much clearer

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