Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Noel Sterett, a religious liberty attorney and partner at the law firm Dalton & Tomich, filed a lawsuit today against Wakulla County, Florida on behalf of City Walk – Urban Mission. The lawsuit seeks to secure City Walk’s right to continue its transition home ministry, which some in the County oppose because it is open to registered sex offenders. “Because

For those who want to call in and listen: Next Board Meeting is on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 11 AM. Due to COVID-19 and Social Distancing, the meeting will be held via teleconference only. Please follow the instructions below for access. Dial – 1 (415) 655-0002 Meeting Number (access code) – 716 027 695 Meeting password – jnMJwiBF443 For

A couple of years ago, Fort Lauderdale’s sex offender residency restriction (SORR) was declared unconstitutional. In response, the Ft. Lauderdale City Commissioners voted to lessen their SORR to try and make it pass constitutional muster. Despite warnings that the new ordinance still didn’t go far enough to have an impact, the new SORR was enacted. Now, one year later, a

Charles R Hobbs Jr. is the first Miami-Dade jail inmate to die from the virus. He was in jail awaiting trial after being arrested for failure to register as a sex offender. The underlying conviction for which he was registered was from 1998. He committed no other sexual offenses in the more than 20 years since. According to his failure

A lawsuit has been filed against Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams after a 78 year-old man who was jailed in March for failure to register as a sex offender contracted Coronavirus and died from it right after being released. Charles Peterson was jailed on March 11th for failure to register as a sex offender. After numerous requests to release him,