Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
IMPORTANT: NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP CALL EFFECTIVE 8/2/2018 – SEE BELOW. Dear Members and Advocates, What happens in other states has an impact on what happens here. Although a victory or new legislation in another state has no precedential value in a Florida court, it has a persuasive one. It’s generally seen as an “other states have seen
Read moreEffective August 28, 2018, Missouri will undergo some changes to it’s sex offender registry. For the most part, these changes are good, common sense changes that will afford some persons required to register the opportunity to be removed. Among other changes; the Bill (SB 655) that was signed into law by the Governor last month: Clarified that the requirement that
Read more[Thanks to a member for bringing this case to our attention] A petition for Writ of Certiorari has been filed to the Supreme Court of the United States in Boyd v. Washington. At issue in that case is whether the number of In Person registration requirements violates the Ex Post Facto clause of the Constitution. In that state (as well
Read moreDear supporters, Another advocacy group in our movement CCNCR has sent a letter to the USSC as they are currently taking public comments. Numbers count. The USSC is taking comments until next week. This issue is important to keep on their annual priority list. Please send your own personalized letter to the USSC. Details are included in the letter. The
Read moreA Springfield Township man filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s sex offender parole law as unconstitutional because it forbids him from seeing his 14-year-old son. The Ohio Justice and Policy Center filed the lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of a 50-year-old former high school teacher who is listed as John Doe in court filings. In 2014, Doe was convicted of
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, I had chosen a different topic to write about this week, but an email received moments ago infuriated me. A very dedicated FAC member in Brevard County was advised by his PO that he could no longer eat at a Denny’s restaurant that he’s eaten at since 2003 because the Ramada Inn (located within 1000 feet)
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