Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Fort Pierce (Florida) Commissioner was arrested by St. Lucie County deputies on Thursday, charged with 24 counts of child exploitation. He submitted his letter of resignation to the city this afternoon. Inexplicably he wasn’t on the sex offender registry!
Read moreThe Iowa Board of Corrections admitted that it has repeatedly heard the same concerns for years—particularly from families and advocates of incarcerated individuals—about the prolonged incarceration of non‑violent sex offenders who completed treatment but are still being referred for civil commitment. The unresolved issues center on why individuals deemed no longer criminally dangerous continue to face civil commitment proceedings, effectively
Read moreThis study critiques sex offense registration and notification laws (SORN), arguing that they are ineffective, costly, and harmful, and calls for a shift towards evidence-based interventions to address sexual violence. Ineffectiveness of Sex Offense Registries The modern sex offense registry has been shown to be ineffective in reducing recidivism and may even increase it. Public registries do not work
Read moreThe state of Tennessee agreed to permanently remove a woman from the sex offender registry months after a judge found she had been “falsely labeled as a sex offender.” But state officials included a stipulation in the agreement forbidding her and her attorneys from discussing the agreement and her lawsuit with the media, The Tennessean reports. They also are barred
Read morePresident Trump’s July 24, 2025 Executive Order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” includes a critical and concerning development for the registrant community: it expands the federal government’s use of civil commitment, explicitly targeting “sexually dangerous” individuals. The order directs the Department of Justice to aggressively use 18 U.S.C. § 4248, a law allowing for the indefinite civil
Read moreStarting August 5th, 2025, new changes to F.A.C. 33-210.102 regarding legal mail will place additional barriers on attorneys writing to incarcerated individuals in Florida. This recently approved rule change will severely limit how attorneys can send legal correspondence and may result in delays, denials, or returns of legitimate legal mail. What’s Changing: Attorneys must now register with FDC and obtain
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