Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Source: Tallahassee Democrat Florida leads the nation with over 1 million citizens disenfranchised and unable to vote due to felony convictions. The path to having their voting rights restored is long and difficult, and has been found unconstitutional by a federal judge. This November, Floridians who are able to vote will determine whether convicted felons who have completed their sentences
Read moreVoting rights: In Florida, individuals with a felony on their record lose the right to vote; that’s how a large number of people, many of color, have been disenfranchised. Change on the horizon? If a proposal (Amendment 4) on the November ballot passes, the Florida constitution will be amended to automatically restore their voting rights. This is big, an estimated
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, A disturbing thing happened to one of our members this week which anyone who travels internationally should be aware of. This member notified his local Sheriff’s office of planned travel to the Caribbean. Just before the plane started boarding, he was called to the gate attendant where he was met with three US Marshals who told
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, I’ll preface this update by reminding everyone that FAC stands strongly opposed to sexual assault of any kind. While we may object to the way offenders are dealt with by the criminal justice system and especially upon their release from that system, the underlying offenses are deserving of punishment. The #metoo movement has created a culture
Read moreRedemption: Is redemption possible or are wrongdoers forever condemned? Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theater Company tackles that issue with “Downstate,” a new play by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winner Bruce Norris premiering in Chicago on Sept. 20 and running through Nov. 11, 2018; the play is already slated for a London production in spring 2019. Downstate comes to the stage as the
Read moreA new play by Bruce Norris will begin its run at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago this Thursday. “Downstate” is about a group of registered sex offenders living together and the challenges they face. It is not the first play to cover the topic of sex offenders and hopefully the added exposure to the topic will foster discussion on the
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