URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Lifetime Monitoring Bill To Be Heard

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             

www.flsenate.gov click on senator or enter your zip code
Senate Criminal Justice Sub Committee
 
Chairman:
 
Greg Evers [R]
evers.greg@flsenate.gov     850.487.5002
 
Vice Chair
 
Audrey Gibson [D]
gibson.audrey@flsenate.gov  850.487.5009
 
Rob Bradley [R]
bradley.rob@flsenate.gov   850.487.5007
 
Jeff Brandes [R]  
brandes.jeff@flsenate.gov  850.487.5022
 
Jeff Clemens [D]  
clemens.jeff@flsenate.gov  850.487.5027
 
House of Representatives Criminal Justice Sub Committee
Chair  12/8/2014 - 8/1/2015
 
Trujillo, Carlos [R]
carlos.trujillo@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5105
 
Vice Chair  12/8/2014 - 8/1/2015
 
Van Zant, Charles E. [R] 
Charles.vanzant@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5019
 
Democratic Ranking Member 12/19/2014 - 8/1/2015
 
Bracy, Randolph [D] 
randolf.bracy@myfloridahouse.gov   850.717.5045
 
Baxley, Dennis K. [R]  
dennis.baxley@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5023
 
Fant, Jay [R]
jay.fant@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5015
 
Harrell, Gayle B. [R] 
gayle.harrell@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5083
 
Kerner, Dave [D] 
dave.kerner@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5087
 
Latvala, Chris [R] 
chris.latvala@myfloridahouse.gov   850.717.5067
 
Pilon, Ray [R]
ray.pilon@myfloridahouse.gov   850.717.5072
 
Plakon, Scott [R]  
scott.plakon@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5029
 
Pritchett, Sharon [D] 
sharon.pritchett@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5102
 
Spano, Ross [R]
ross.spano@myfloridahouse.gov  850.717.5059
 
Watson, Jr., Clovis [D] 
clovis.watson@myfloridahouse.gov   850.717.5020
 
You can also refer them to this report:
http://floridaactioncommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/HighRiskOffenders_MayNotBeHighForever_Hanson_Harris_Helmus_Thornton.pdf