Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
I started reading a hopeful story about a Florida company called WastePro, that was initiating a program to help the formerly convicted find work. The company, which has garbage, recycling and horticultural pickup services in 28 areas in Florida, seemed to have great insight into the issues facing those with a criminal record and compassion for those who have made
Read moreThe following was shared by a Member: I’m writing to inform you of a scam that was pulled on my husband who is a sex offender last night in hopes you can share with others so it doesn’t happen to them. He received a phone call from a man claiming to be a deputy from SPOT. Long story short, he
Read moreSex Offender News A recent report from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics shows a 91 percent increase in the number of people prosecuted for “commercial sexual exploitation of children” (CSEC). A statistic that should be shocking if you assume that “sexual exploitation” constitutes trafficking of children for a sexual purpose or producing child pornography. However, the
Read moreFlorida Sex Offender News On Monday, prisoners across Florida launched “Operation Push” a month-long work stoppage intended to be a peaceful protest to conditions at Florida prisons. Among their issues is the fact that Florida is one of only five states which don’t pay their inmates for prison labor. Florida uses it’s prisoners, essentially, as slaves. Having them clean roads
Read moreInside the isolated US community dubbed the ‘Miracle Village’ where HALF the population are sex offenders – and strict laws mean they will NEVER return to normal society From the outside it looks like any sleepy suburb, but the so-called ‘Miracle Village’ contains a much darker secret. Indeed, half of the population in the Florida community are registered sex offenders, who
Read moreSex offender registration fees are a bad idea. Setting aside the constitutionality of charging individuals for the “privilege” of registering as a sex offender – something that’s not only involuntary but that all would certainly prefer not to do – and claiming it’s not a “penalty”, it’s a logistical nightmare. Because of the public website and the stigma that comes
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