Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
People Are Not Pennies Children deserve safety. Families deserve laws that fit what a person actually did. Remember our analogy as you listen and read: “Watch the pennies, and the dollars will police themselves.” Watch small details and trust that bigger problems will be handled. This seems to reflect Florida’s approach: punish reporting mistakes across a whole group and assume
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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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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Does Putting Someone Online Make the Public Safer? A Massachusetts ruling. A question that hits home. By FAC Media | Opinion & Research For our community, a public registry listing is personal. It can reach into a job search, a family relationship or a child’s life. Behind each listing is a person, and often a family trying
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE $500,000 Bond for a Registration Charge. Is That Fair? By FAC Media | Opinion & Research $500,000 Half a million dollars. The announced secured bond for an alleged failure to report an online identifier. That is the bond announced for Stephen Jack Stines in Catawba County, North Carolina. His listed charge involves an online identifier, which can
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE When an Arrest Becomes a Label By FAC Media | Opinion & Research A television arrest gives viewers more than a mugshot. It can show moments before and after someone is taken into custody. But even with a camera present, important parts of the story may remain out of view. An official On Patrol: Live excerpt, associated
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