Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Dear Members and Advocates, Recently we’ve seen several comments and emails concerning new laws expanding the death penalty to sex offenses. So far this year Alabama, Oklahoma, Iowa and of course, Florida, introduced laws that would allow the death penalty for adults who sexually abuse children. In Putnam County, the first such case came up a couple of weeks ago
Read moreA New Jersey appellate court ruled that individuals seeking removal must substantively prove they no longer pose a threat to public safety in any way, not just sexual reoffense. A Middlesex County judge granted two men’s petitions on the basis that they were not a substantial risk of sexual reoffense, but the state appealed arguing the court failed to consider
Read moreFOUR BILLS: One board member has a drafted bill, written by another board member, pertaining to people on the registry who are cognitively unable to fulfill the 60+ registry requirements, yet required to do so by statute. Next week she will be sharing it with a representative that said he is interested in seeing such a bill. Several FAC members
Read moreCustody is a term we often associate with children or legal guardianship, but it extends beyond those common uses. To be in someone’s custody means to be under their care, control, and legal responsibility. Most of us live in our own custody—we control our choices, our schedules, and our futures. But for those who are incarcerated, that custody is taken
Read moreBrian Pepin, a former California Councilmember and political consultant, recently took to the podium at a St. Johns County (Florida) Commission meeting to advocate for stricter sex offender residency restrictions. His reason? A man convicted of possessing child pornography in 2007 moved across the street from his house. That man has served his time, been off supervision for over a
Read moreIn a deeply troubling display of misplaced outrage, protestors gathered outside the Elkhart County Courthouse in Goshen, Indiana last week—not to denounce murder, but to defend it. They rallied not in support of justice, but to glorify vigilantism. Signs reading “Free Nic” and “Nick Stanley Doesn’t Deserve Jail” were hoisted by individuals who believe that the accused killer of a
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