Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Florida is frequently identified by advocates, legal scholars, and affected individuals as the harshest state in the nation for people required to register as sex offenders. We at FAC certainly think so. But if you’re on the registry in another state, we’d like to know what you think. Do you think your state can beat Florida as the worst? This
Read moreU.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit registrants from collecting federal pensions. Keep in mind that politicians and federal law enforcement are not the only ones who receive federal pensions. Hundreds of thousands of career civil servants, and administrative staff for federal agencies would be
Read moreWe want to share an important heads-up based on a recent member experience that could affect anyone on the registry in Florida. During a routine registration appointment, a member was going through the standard “is this still the same?” verification process when the officer noted: “No passport.” The member, however, does have a passport. It turns out the passport had
Read moreYesterday, Nathan D. Pyron of Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced to six years in prison for arson after intentionally setting fire to the home of a person on the sex offender registry. Pyron had been out on just $20,000 bond since his arrest in July of 2023. Six years for deliberately burning down someone’s home. intending to cause him serious injury
Read moreWeekly update for May 5, 2026. This is recording number 369 Dear Members and Advocates, A few days ago, we called out a wildly misleading headline published by The Black Chronicle claiming that “1,000 child sex offenders” had been arrested in the Tampa area in just four months. We broke it down, pointed to the original press release, and showed
Read moreBefore anyone starts screaming, No, FAC does not support sex offender registration in any form. It does not work, it destabilizes individuals trying to reenter, and it gives the public a false sense of security. But for the time being, while the Federal Government (through AWA/SORNA) imposes a floor for states to implement, there’s certainly an argument for Florida to
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