Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Tazewell County, Virginia, has adopted a policy requiring nonprofits receiving county funding to certify that they neither employ registered sex offenders nor have registrants serving on their boards of directors. According to WVNS-TV, the policy followed a complaint about an organization that received county donations and used county facilities despite having a registrant on its board. County Administrator Eric Young
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE | OPINION When Even a Pumpkin Is Too Much “Sex offenders and predators don’t get to celebrate.” That is the opening line of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Halloween message. Think about who hears those words: a spouse, a child, an entire household. In my opinion, telling a whole group of people they cannot decorate or celebrate is
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · MEDIA BUZZ A follow-up to this week’s Weekly Update From the Capitol to the Parking Lot Who writes the rules—and who lives with them? “The designation of a person as a sexual offender is not a sentence or a punishment…” Florida Statutes §943.0435(12) · Sexual offenders This week’s FAC update describes a man sleeping outside when
Read moreWeekly update for October 20, 2026. This is recording number 400 Dear Members and Advocates, This past Thursday night, one of our county coordinators and I accompanied a reporter from the Miami New Times to one of the homeless encampments in Fort Lauderdale. It was after 10 p.m., well past my usual bedtime. But we had no choice. Under the
Read moreIt’s that time of year again. Halloween is approaching, and the Izard County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas has done something very irresponsible. They published a list of addresses where registered citizens live. They say it’s to warn parents not to trick or treat at those addresses, but realistically, what exactly do they think people are going to do with this
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Pawleys Island Update: One Case Ends, Others Remain Care for families. Clear facts. Fair treatment. By FAC Media | October 20, 2026 South Carolina Supreme Court in Columbia. Illustrative photo; not the court that issued this ruling. Photo: Abductive / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. For families touched by the registry, news like this can be hard to read.
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