Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Florida Bar Association President Michelle Suskauer recently penned a column published in FLORIDA TODAY about needs for reforming the criminal justice system. In her piece, she focused on a number of important issues about mental health, curbing recidivism, re-entry, sentencing and much more. Missing among these targets for reform, however, is the ever-present quagmire dealing with sex offenders, a topic most politicians

The Dobbs Wire:  A report on Florida’s sex offense registry is just out, issued by an agency that works for the state’s lawmakers.  Big takeaway – the number of registrants continues to climb and has been increasing for many years.  Why?   That key question is not answered.   According to the report, the state’s registry has more than 73,000 listings.  However,

Two cases are scheduled to be considered during the Supreme Court of the US’s conference scheduled for Friday January 4th; Vasquez v. Foxx (a case that we previously described as a “Bad decision out of the 7th Circuit“) and Bethea v. North Carolina According to Vasqez’s Petition; “Illinois law makes it a felony for people who have been convicted of

The following was submitted by a member who is a female required to register. I just wanted to address the fact that I received a Christmas card in the mail today. It has no return address but it had my full name including middle and was very unnerving. It said that my ‘picture’ was sexy and seductive and that it

We have been receiving several emails from people who were the victims (or attempted victims) of a scam that has been going around for a while. Registrants receive a phone call from a spoofed caller ID belonging to an actual sheriff’s office. The caller claims there is some issue with the person’s registration and a warrant has been issued. In