Florida Action Committee (FAC)

My mind has been racing since watching the webcast of the Miami-Dade Public Safety Committee meeting this week. How is it that Ron Book, the same guy who has publicly vilified registered sex offenders, called them monsters, lied in testimony about recidivism rates (in fact, stating absurdly that 100% re-offend) and who orchestrated a recent eviction of registrants from stable

The current issue of the Northern Kentucky University Law Review features an article by former Dean and Professor of Law, Henry Stephens, Jr., titled, “The Convicted Child Sex Offender Nearby: Does Private Nuisance Provide A Remedy For Neighbors?“. The article discusses the damages suffered by neighbors of sex offenders and explores the principal of “private nuisance” as a potential remedy.

In Florida, you can successfully complete therapy, perform all requirements of your probation, maintain a clean, arrest-free record for decades, advance your education and serve your community and it’s not different than if you blow off treatment and spend your time in and out of jail. Simply put, there’s no incentive for dedicating the hundreds of hours and thousands of

David Kienholz’s room is a shrine to heavy-equipment brochures and toy tractors. Most days, he carries around a phonebook-sized catalogue whose cover reads “Caterpillar Performance Handbook.” The handbook is an annual compilation of farm equipment and engine parts, which Kienholz spends his free time memorizing. In the common room of a community home in Missoula, Montana, Kienholz traces the black-and-white

A Kentucky lawmaker accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2013 killed himself Wednesday, officials say, a day after he denied the allegations. Republican state Rep. Dan Johnson was found dead of a single gunshot wound near Mount Washington, Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said. READ MORE

Today, at 1:30 PM, the Public Safety and Health Committee of the Miami-Dade Commission will meet to consider an amendment to a County Ordinance that would allow police to arrest homeless sex offenders on sight. The Florida Action Committee is in strong opposition to the proposed amendment and to the Miami-Dade County Sex Offender Residency Restriction itself. In anticipation of