VA: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam vetoes bill that would block sex offenders from emergency shelters

The legislation would have let shelter officials deny entrance for convicted sex offenders for however long was “necessary to ensure the safety of other individuals”.  In a statement, the governor said that: “The underlying bill would have had significant and unacceptable public safety consequences.”   https://wjla.com/news/local/gov-northam-vetoes-bill-sex-offenders-in-shelters

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Alaska says NO to Ron Book Client, Wellpath (F/K/A Correct Care Solutions)

You have to suspect something is fishy about a company when they have to undergo multiple name changes over the years. One industry’s main players have undergone multiple name changes over the years; the private prison industry. Geo Group was formerly G4S, which was formerly Wackenhut. And Wellpath, the subject of this post, was until very recently Correct Care Solutions.

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Wisconsin, Illinois sued over prohibition on name changes for persons required to register as sex offenders

Attorneys sued Wisconsin and Illinois Wednesday over laws that forbid transgender individuals from changing their names if they have certain criminal convictions. Both federal lawsuits argue that the states are violating free speech rights and are preventing people from expressing how they identify themselves. In Wisconsin, registered sex offenders are forbidden to change their names and face up to six

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Changes in Perspective towards Sex Offense Crimes – It’s not ”One Size Fits All” After all!

Weekly Update #25 Dear Members and Advocates, This week FAC was featured in two news outlets. First, Orlando’s WESH, aired a report on sex offenders in theme parks which featured commentary from FAC’s President, Gail Colletta (that report can be found here: https://www.wesh.com/article/sex-offenders-at-florida-theme-parks/27269367) and second, the Miami Herald printed a letter to the Editor concerning the “scandal” at The Boy

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FAC President Gail Colletta Interviewed

FROM NARSOL: Just completed an interview with Gail Colletta of Florida Action Committee, one of our great affiliate organizations! I think she very eloquently articulated some advocacy goals that we can all aspire to! If you’d like to hear the interview, here it is: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/registryreport/2019/04/30/episode-9-gail-colletta–president-florida-action-committee  

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