Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The following are excerpts from an article which can be found here. Many of the 23 registered Level 3 sex offenders who live in Ware rent from another Level 3 sex offender who owns several properties and plans to provide a home for other offenders who need help. Upon release, many registered sex offenders say they have a difficult time
Read moreJuveniles who are convicted of a sex crime in California and are sentenced to state custody can be required to register with police as sex offenders for life, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty and mandatory life sentencing laws cannot be applied to juveniles because of their lesser mental and
Read moreHomelessness has many risks from disease susceptibility to risk of violence, but the killing of a homeless sex offender by former Rap star and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, The Kidd Creole (of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) will hopefully bring some more attention to the punitive component of legislated homelessness. The report came out in NBC
Read moreMILWAUKEE (CN) — Prosecuted as an adult when he was 17 for having sex with another teenager, a married man with three children has been sleeping in his truck since a Milwaukee suburb forced him out of his house because he’s a sex offender, he says in a constitutional complaint. Lashun Gray sued the City of Franklin in Federal Court
Read moreYesterday, the city of San Diego, CA city Council decided yesterday to not rescind a residency restriction ordinance, despite the fact that the California Supreme Court already ruled a similar state law unconstitutional and the fact that more than 40 municipalities in the state have been sued (and lost or settled). We imagine Janice Bellucci is loading the paper in
Read moreWeekly Update 2017-08-02 Dear Members and Advocates, In this week’s update, we welcome nearly 75 new members to the Florida Action Committee. A recent membership drive has brought more people to our family and extended our reach into some of the more under-served areas of our State. It is our hope, by continuing to grow and expand, that we become
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