Florida Action Committee (FAC)

This week it was reported that Josh Duggar, one of the children of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar from the television reality show ’19 Kids and Counting’ had molested five children 12 years ago. The news comes as shock to fans of the show, but should also come as a shock to registrants who did less than Josh did and

The State of Florida has a pretty messed up system for choosing it’s judges. Instead of being appointed based on merit, they are elected. That’s right… elected! This means that our judges are politicians. Just like our senators and representatives have to take into account what is “politically popular” when making their decisions, our judges need to also take into

One week ago the Florida Action Committee started a Change.org petition calling on Florida Governor Rick Scott to Fix the Sex Offender Registry. Our registry has cast too far a net and now contains people who committed non-violent, first-time offenses against no actual person. The registry also contains people who are no longer in our communities, people who were deported

Below is a list of useful resources and studies that can be used when responding to myths and misinformation reported in the media. Thanks to our Member, Dave, for compiling this list and summary. These have been added to our resources page.     California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) End of Year Report 2014. (page 13) Under the current

The link below contains a chart which outlines the removal guidelines from the registry for all 50 states. https://floridaactioncommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/50-State-Sex-Offender-Relief-5-12-15.pdf This chart was put together by the Collateral Consequences Resource Center and is a useful resource.

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST   As we’ve noted before at The Watch, local news tends to sensationalize and fearmonger, especially when it comes to issues involving crime, sex, kids, drugs or some combination of the four. So it’s worth pointing out when a local news reporter does great work. Here’s some praise for Dan Hanger, a reporter for Fox 21