Advocacy News

Reading this article made my blood boil! Counties which were being "flexible" about IN PERSON registration during Covid-19 shut downs are arresting people who failed to register. On March 30th, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Sexual Predator Unit (SOPU) posted a...

“Retiring” and “Ron Book” are words that never appear in the same sentence. It’s time that they did. Ronald Lee Book made his name in South Florida as a powerhouse lobbyist. Every year, he prowls the halls of the Florida Capitol working on behalf of those who pay him...

FAC Note: I saw Nathan Deal speak at the NACDL Conference a couple years ago. It's good to see a politician follow through on promises. A criminal justice task force chaired by former Gov. Nathan Deal is recommending sweeping changes to the federal system. The most...

In an unusual situation, the State of Indiana agreed that an appeals court erred in reversing a removal (from the sex offender registry) order and jointly sought a rehearing and order declaring the case moot because they took him off the registry of their own...

For those visiting our site for the first time, let me begin by saying; the Florida Action Committee DOES NOT condone sexual violence in any form. Our coverage of the death of Mattieo Condoluci has brought a lot of new traffic to our forum. Unfortunately, it's brought...

Some people call James Fairbanks ("Omaha police arrest man in sex offender's death," March 20) a hero because he murdered a registered person in cold blood. There is nothing heroic about premeditated murder. Fairbanks used information from the Sex Offense Registry and...

The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center won an important legal battle in a Florida Federal Court yesterday. As Politico reported, "U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declared key portions of the state’s felon voting law unconstitutional,...

We are starting this week with some incredible news that we hope will inspire you. Guy Hamilton-Smith Passed the Bar Exam!!! For those who don't know, I'll back up a few steps... Like many of you reading this, Guy is required to register as a sex offender. More than a...