Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Violent crime in the US is at its lowest rate in decades. But you wouldn’t know that from a crop of increasingly popular social media apps that are forming around crime. Apps like Nextdoor, Citizen, and Amazon Ring’s Neighbors — all of which allow users to view local crime in real time and discuss it with people nearby — are

IN CASE YOU WANT TO READ IT: Newly Released Sentencing Data Today the U.S. Sentencing Commission published its 2018 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics.  The Annual Report presents an overview of the Commission’s work in fiscal year 2018. The Sourcebook was expanded this year to include more analyses of drug and immigration offenses, as well as new sections on

The Assistant State Attorney prosecuting lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI case filed a supplement notice of discovery in his case yesterday. Among the additional evidence he intends to introduce at trial are; two audio recordings of calls made from Jail and one additional witness they intend to call (the identity of which wasn’t disclosed). It will be interesting to learn what

State senators refused to make it easier for a limited number of people to escape requirements to register as sex offenders amid concerns from some lawmakers that they have been prevented from voting on separate legislation to give victims of child sex abuse more time to sue their assailants. On paper, HB 2613 deals only with those who were younger

A group of 134 sex offenders have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court to revive their lawsuit against the state of Idaho because they say they were denied their constitutional rights when they were forced to register as sex offenders. The group, referred to only as John Does 1 through 134 in the lawsuit, notified U.S. District Judge David Nye

On May 20, 2019, the Town of Lady Lake Commission will consider expanding an already onerous residency restriction to now include PRIVATE parks in it’s residency restriction. The proposed broader restriction would leave even fewer places to live in the town. Please contact the Town Commission at: 409 Fennell Blvd. Lady Lake, FL. 32159 or via email [email protected] and tell them