Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
I am truly humbled by how in-depth B. Scott McLendon’s new Miami New Times article is. LEPER is used and for good reason! It shows the human lives behind Florida’s housing restrictions and the places people are forced to call home. When Scott reached out, FAC’s committee members, county coordinators and advocates came together to help make this story possible.
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Opinion and commentary by FAC Media Arrest headlines draw attention. But who pays for the enforcement, who gains from the publicity, and what happens to the families?Those questions matter in Clark County, Nevada. According to the Las Vegas Sun’s report of Metro’s announcement, seven agencies took part in a Halloween sweep. Officers contacted 1,953 people on the registry. They made
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Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn / U.S. Army National Guard, public domain; John Oliver: Neil Grabowsky / Montclair Film Festival, source, CC BY 2.0; Grady Judd: Desmond Harris / Polk County Sheriff’s Office, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Composite adaptation shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. The Cameras Love the Arrests. Who Counts the Cost? Opinion and commentary By a Florida Action Committee
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Veterans and Military Records: The Weight of a Label Military service can end while the records created during it keep shaping a veteran’s life. A discharge document, a conviction and a registry entry raise different questions. Families trying to move forward may find themselves explaining the same history again. The shared concern is the weight of a label: what it
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What happens when a law changes, but the social shame attached to a conviction remains? Earlier this morning, we looked at campaign rhetoric and reality. A new BBC report takes that discussion further: changing the law does not always clear a person’s record or repair the harm. BBC News reports that Northern Ireland’s scheme for certain abolished gay-sex offences received
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By Florida Action Committee Media Another Halloween has passed. We hope it was a quiet one for families living under registry rules. As the decorations come down, it is worth asking what actually keeps people safe and what helps families move forward. This week, we want to make room for hope. There are people rebuilding their lives, volunteers offering support,
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