Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Can you imagine anyone or any entity hoping for crime to rise, for incarceration to increase and whose financial motivation is to lock up more people for longer periods of time? As a society, we should be working towards reducing crime, helping people re-enter society, fostering stronger family units and not being known as the country with the largest (by

A new FREE text-based registration reminder service has just been rolled out as a service to Florida Action Committee members and RSOL affiliates nationwide. The service sends text alerts, reminding registrants of their obligation to register during their registration month(s). The service will also be used to send subscribers calls to action and other notifications relevant to registered citizens. As

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to look at the case of a man who’s on the sex offender list for life, although his conviction was erased nearly 20 years ago. Among the issues: Is it “punishment” to be placed on the registry? The man was 19 when he was charged with kissing and groping a 12-year-old girl in Wayne

CONTACT YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE JANUARY 5, 2016 On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed International Megan’s Law with amendments and sent it back to the U.S. House of Representatives for approval.  It is absolutely essential that we contact our representatives now and oppose this punitive legislation. HERE IS THE INFO TO CONTACT THE US REPRESENTATIVES FOR FLORIDA: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/FL (Better contact

A federal judge has permanently enjoined all North Carolina district attorneys from enforcing G.S. 14-208.18(a)(3), the law intended to prohibit certain sex offenders from being at places where minors gather for regularly scheduled educational, recreational, or social programs. The case is Doe v. Cooper, No. 1:13CV711 (M.D.N.C. Dec. 7, 2015). In it, five registered sex offenders filed a lawsuit in the

The Senate passed HR 515 formerly known as “International Megan’s Law” with another NEW title “International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders” and added a section about Passports. Essentially, all current passports for folks CONVICTED of a sex offense/s MUST be reissued, with the words “SEX OFFENDER” prominently displayed