The following is an image appearing on the W.A.R.
(WomenAgainstRegistry.org) website from this past week's Rally In Tally
peaceful protest. The image speaks for itself.... Read More »
[FAC COMMENT: IT'S REFRESHING TO READ AN ARTICLE THAT CONTAINS
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS 'POSE PROBLEMS'. AFTER
ALL, THESE RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS WERE PASSED... Read More »
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Sex offenders moving to Pasco County
will soon have major restrictions as to where they can live. That’s
after a new tougher county ordinance was passed... Read More »
How misinformed can people be? __________ COLLIER COUNTY, FL
- It's about to get harder for sex offenders to move to Marco Island.
Monday night city councilors voted 7-0... Read More »
Aged 12, Josh Gravens committed a sex-related felony. Charged
with failing to update his register details, he now, aged 28, faces a
possible 25 years to life in jail Josh Gravens... Read More »
The following story appearing in yesterday's Tampa Bay Times
is exactly the type of story that enrages community members. A
multi-time repeat sex offender is released after... Read More »
Florida State College at Jacksonville has implemented a policy
that mandates sex offenders go through an additional application
process while baring sexual predators from... Read More »
Estimates of the number of entries with crucial mistakes run
into the tens of thousands. One man—and pretty much only one man—is
trying to fix them. Tim Fisher steps slowly up... Read More »
KUDOS TO W.A.R.!!!! ____________ As New Times discovered
earlier this year, there isn't a subject touchier than the laws
outlining the rights — or lack thereof — of sex... Read More »
The following appeared in AlJazeera Rape and sexual assault
often do not get the police attention they deserve in the United States,
whether on college campuses, in the... Read More »
The following letter was sent from FAC to the FDLE. ----------
To Whom It May Concern: Last year, the Florida legislature passed a
series of laws governing sex... Read More »
The title of this report out of Pennsylvania says, "6 sex
offenders arrested under ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ after unannounced Megan’s
Law compliance checks" Apparently, "The U.S.... Read More »
Maryland parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv say they’re
afraid of their children being snatched away from them. They are not,
however, concerned about the ominous threat of... Read More »
Once this legislative session is over, we will have some time
to focus on another hot button topic which has emerged recently;
International Travel. During last legislative... Read More »
Yesterday, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee was supposed
to hear testimony on SB 134, the "Lifetime Monitoring Bill". Last week,
though there was discussion on the bill, it... Read More »
Have you ever had your cell phone battery die at an
inopportune time? Let's say you were out in meetings all day, need to be
home for dinner or your wife will give you a hard... Read More »
Again... you have to wonder how many issues are taking place
or have EVER taken place on a beach which would cause these politicians
to consider passing ordinances. From the... Read More »
Broward County is looking to further regulate taxi and limo
drivers. The Sun Sentinel reports today that a number of taxi drivers
have criminal and driving records which should... Read More »
Last week we posted about a bill concerning privacy rights and
drones. To get their bill to pass, one legislator suggested that sex
offenders might use drones to leer at... Read More »
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Keep sex offenders out! That’s the
message from Marco Island. The city might ban sex offenders from living
2,500 feet from where kids live, play and go to... Read More »
Judge Paul Huck granted the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in
our lawsuit challenging the Miami-Dade residency restriction. While it
was not a surprise, it was nonetheless... Read More »
A member has generously put together a Wikipedia Page for
Florida Action Committee. The Page can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Action_Committee Wikipedia... Read More »
This is URGENT!!! The Lifetime Monitoring Bill is being heard on Tuesday (Today). That's this coming Tuesday! If you are opposed to this bill it is important that you please call
and email the senate committee. We are counting on our members to call
and send emails by the thousands!!! You do not need to mention if you are a registered citizen, related to one, or a friend of one. You only need to tell them, “HB203./SB134 is not good policy for Florida, It is not based on
empirical research, and will be an unsustainable cost to the tax payers.
You prefer they put these resources towards prevention, education and
victim services.” OR “I’m calling about HB203 or (SB134) As a citizen of Florida I am
really hopeful we will begin to create and pass legislation that is
based on empirical evidence and this bill clearly is not. It also flies
in the face of being fiscally responsible with tax payer dollars and
public safety. With all of the restrictions on registered citizens they
will not be able to pay these charges for life and will be back in
prison. The tax payer footing the bill. If the only reason we will
re-incarcerate someone who is otherwise not breaking any law, living in a
law abiding manner, but because they are poor and cannot pay a debt
imposed by punishment, will be re-incarcerated makes no sense. Prison
should be for those who pose such a concern to public safety they cannot
be managed in the community, this would not be the case. DO NOT SUPPORT
THIS BILL, I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO!” Points: • Does nothing for prevention, the monitor does not
prevent new offenses and is contrary to allowing an offender to
effectively re-integrate back into society. The monitor creates a
hardship for an offender to even go food shopping. It goes off in most
large retail locations. Publix, Target just to name a few, not allowing
them to complete their shopping. They must go outside to re-establish
their signal and vacate their purchase. • Burden for cost will fall back to the tax payer both
for the cost of monitoring as well as the cost of incarceration for a
violation. It will also present false information on numbers relating to
recidivism. • Not supported by empirical evidence,. After about 8
years and again in half after 10… After 15 years the risk drops to zero
0… NO greater risk than anyone else in the community who has never been
convicted of a sex offense. Sex offenders have a low recidivism rate to
begin with as compared to the other offender populations. • Creates a revolving door back to the prison, is contrary to public interest and contrary to smart justice. • Denies Liberty and Due Process • There is no basis other than punishment and ignorance which drives such policy. It is your responsibility to reach out to your legislators and all
those on the Criminal Justice Sub Committees in both the house and
senate to advise them this is not what Florida wants or needs. (SEE LIST
AND CONTACTS BELOW) TO FIND YOUR LEGISLATORS: www.myfloridahouse.gov click on Representatives or enter your address
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is doing a
survey. It would be advantageous to get as many as possible that have
convictions to respond:
As a part of their Collateral Damage report and project, the Task
Force would like to include stories from individuals who have lost their
rights as a result of a plea or a guilty verdict. The Task Force
encourages those affected by collateral consequences of a conviction to
complete the survey at: http://www.nacdl.org/restorationsurvey
