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The following article appeared in Slate last month. It was so insightful that it’s worth bringing to the top of the inbox. Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far Linda Walker, left, and Patty Wetterling at a rally in support of the Children’s Safety Act in 2005 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walker’s daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 2003,

FAC wanted to provide an update on the encampment of over one-hundred forty registrants who are forced to sleep outside along the railroad tracks on 71st street in Miami-Dade. Nothing! Absolutely nothing has been done by the County, State, Department of Corrections or the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust to either modify the ordinance to enable them to sleep in their homes,

Pinellas County received a $750,000 grant to help offenders adjust to life outside prison. “A maximum of 120 people at a time can use the program services during the 36-month pilot. Services provided by the Department of Corrections include training classes in life skills, resume writing, housing and job placement, drug testing and acquiring social services or medical care.” Sex

In an interesting story about “hundreds of criminal acts” taking place in libraries on what must have been a very slow news day, South Florida’s Channel 10 News discussed some of the many crimes taking place in the County’s libraries. The story, which can be found here, states: “Once a week, librarians are required get on the Florida Department of

A long time advocate, Trey Gennette, has organized a group of individuals who were caught up in Florida Sex Offender Stings. For those who don’t know of Trey and his work; Trey began communicating with an adult he met through an adult dating site… you know how the story ends… The twist in Trey’s case is that he didn’t take

Sex offenders can not be subjected to punishments under newly created laws if they committed their offense and served their time before the legislation was passed, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision Monday. In 1986, George Riley was convicted of aggravated sexual assault on a minor and given a 20-year sentence. About six months after his release