Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The following table was extracted from a 2018 study entitled, “Sex offender residence restrictions and sex crimes against children: A comprehensive review” by Joanne Savage and Casey Windsor. It is a useful resource to determine which States have a Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR) and against who they apply. Please note that these are STATE restrictions. Municipalities (County and City)
Read moreWeekly Update #37 Dear Members and Advocates, To stay on top of current events impacting our advocacy work, we set up filters that scan the search engines for keywords relevant to our cause. Among the keywords are the ones you would expect, including “Sex offender and Florida”. This week, as you might imagine, our inbox was filled with headlines
Read moreWeekly Update #36 Dear Members and Advocates, On June 12th the cluster of homeless persons required to register was forced to move again. This is the same group that has been shuffled from under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, then kicked out of Shorecrest, then kicked out of the encampment on 27th Avenue, then kicked out from the Railroad Tracks, now
Read moreFrom California – Proof that with unity comes change Today the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee approved a newly amended version of Senate Bill 145 (SB 145) that eliminated all references to residency restrictions. Specifically, the newly amended version eliminated Sections 5, 6 and 7 of the bill. “This is a great victory for registrants and their families who no longer
Read moreBelow is a link to a report on recidivism from PrisonInsight.com. While not as comprehensive as some of the information that’s otherwise specific to person’s required to register, the study (which includes multiple categories of offenses) is on point with LOW recidivism rates for our population. https://prisoninsight.com/recidivism-the-ultimate-guide/
Read moreYesterday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the President cannot block individuals from his Twitter feed. In a case brought by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven individual plaintiffs, Donald Trump’s ability to block certain individuals from accessing his otherwise public posts was ruled unconstitutional. The opinion, which can be read here: Trump-Twitter-ca2-20190709 ruled
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