I moved my business and my wife to Ga from SC because of the improvement in how we are treated there compared to SC.
I like having to register only once a year ,no restrictions and no annual fee. I believe that this is all due to the lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center in Atlanta. I would think that a lawyer in SC could take their same arguments and use it against SC and their running wild with new restrictions since Smith vs Doe in 2003.

In Georgia MOST offenders can get off the list and the state requires an individualized evaluation. What happened with Georgia is that they went SO far that not only did the Federal courts hand them their ass, so did their now state courts. Still sucks if you were convicted more recently, but at least there is some light at the end of the tunnel. I am kicking myself for not moving there after they changed their laws circa 2011 when I could still afford to move. Trying to make that move now.I qualify for removal even as a default “Tier 2” like I am in Florida because it has been 12 years since end of probation. But one lawyer said that it might be a good idea to get evaluated anyway because it is close to a for sure thing that I would be classified as a Their 1 in Georgia and because of my conviction date, my five little picture charges do not require registration. so I would only be asking for relief on two charges.

Trump actually shot down the plan proposed by his own son-in-law last month. Republicans in Congress don’t like any reforms that make punishment less severe. No one wants to do anything until AFTER the mid-term elections. However, there is always the next election to worry about as well. Their priority is to hold onto their seats, not to actually accomplish anything to do with common sense.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/trump-prison-reform-bill-justice-department-794871

Strongly, strongly disagree with you.

I’m neither fan of both, but at least Trump in his state of the union address on January 2018 said he wants to work on reforming our prisons so that former inmates who have served their time can get a second chance – whether he meant that or not is another thing. You would never hear that coming from Scott’s mouth. it’ll be more like:
” Felons can ask for a second chance after they serve another decade of years, and visit my throne room here in Tallahassee and ask me for a second chance, but only if I feel comfortable that day and not ask me for a reason why, after I inescapably deny them ”

Scott is the opposite of his predecessor Charlie Crist who handed out pardons like if they were flyers passed in a night club.

I would love to see Florida move in the direction Ga has with the “escape hatch” whereby low level offenders can get off the list.