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Thousands of Pennsylvania sex offenders no longer have to register. Should lawmakers put them back on a list for life?

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News on Sex Offender Registries HARRISBURG — About 150 people in Philadelphia are in state prison and 150 more are on probation or parole for neglecting to fill out address-change notifications or missing a required reporting date — all failures to comply with a sex-offender-registration law the state Supreme Court found unconstitutional last July. Now, the fates of those people —

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Law Enforcement Apathetic to Scams Being Perpetrated on Felons in Florida

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Florida Sex Offender News Weekly Update 2018-01-22 Dear Members and Advocates, As “registered” sex offenders, we are a vulnerable group. Our names, pictures, addresses and what vehicles we drive are publicized on a website. With a request to FDLE, our email addresses and other information about us can be easily had. Combine the easy access to personal information with society’s

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Florida’s Proposed Legislation for Arresting Homeless

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Weekly Update 2018-01-18 Dear Members and Advocates, This week we are calling on your help to rally against the proposed amendment to the Miami-Dade County Overnight Camping Amendment. The suggested change (also referred to as the “Bovo” amendment – File Number: 180088) to Section 21-286 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, would allow police to arrest transient sex offenders on

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FAC Letter to FDLE Concerning Scams

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Florida Sex Offender Registry News We have recently warned our members of a scam that’s been targeting registrants. “Detectives” (who may or may not be actual detectives – likely not) have been calling registrants claiming they missed a registration deadline and will be arrested…. unless… they are willing to take care of it immediately through the payment of a bond

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DOJ Report Shows prosecutions for “online sexual exploitation” doubled in less than 10 years

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Sex Offender News A recent report from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics shows a 91 percent increase in the number of people prosecuted for “commercial sexual exploitation of children” (CSEC). A statistic that should be shocking if you assume that “sexual exploitation” constitutes trafficking of children for a sexual purpose or producing child pornography. However, the

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Florida prisoners launch month-long work strike

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Florida Sex Offender News On Monday, prisoners across Florida launched “Operation Push” a month-long work stoppage intended to be a peaceful protest to conditions at Florida prisons. Among their issues is the fact that Florida is one of only five states which don’t pay their inmates for prison labor. Florida uses it’s prisoners, essentially, as slaves. Having them clean roads

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The Hypocrisy of Excusing Some Peoples’ Misdeeds While Condemning Others’

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Sexual Harassment In The News Weekly Update 2017-12-07 Dear Members and Advocates, As the days pass, the list of politicians, news anchors and other notable individuals accused of sexual misdeeds keeps growing. From award winning actors, to the President of the United States, this year has seen a huge increase in the number of sexual assault allegations levied against influential

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When a Sex Offender Comes to Visit

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Information for Sex Offenders A new study by Shawn M. Rolfe, Doctoral candidate at the University of Louisville, helps identify some of the requirements each individual state has when a registered sex offender travels there. A chart contained in the study provides a useful reference. WhenaSOComestoVisit-Rolfe  

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With more sex offenders, probation officers want more money

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Florida Sex Offender News With an increase in some of the state’s most dangerous sex offenders living outside of prisons and on probation, some of the state officers assigned to watch them have asked the Legislature for a raise to keep the most experienced on board. As of last month, 1,812 community supervision officers with the Florida Department of Corrections watched 166,966 people

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FAC Asking for Blessings on all Families for Thanksgiving

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News for Florida Sex Offenders Weekly Update 2017-11-23 Dear Members and Advocates, This week, as in years past, we struggle to find a positive message to share in light of the Thanksgiving Holiday. For many reading this message, it’s a struggle to find something to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is supposed to be more meaningful than turkey and football. It’s

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