Author: FAC Contributor #10

According to the recent 2024 report by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, “7% of registered sexual offenders and 12% of sexual predators list a transient address, meaning they’re likely homeless.  These offenders are located in 49 of the state’s 67 counties.” Why are so many people on the sex offense registry homeless?  Because of the 196

The Florida 5th District Court of Appeals struck down the state driver’s license designation of labeled Sexual Predator as compelled speech in a 2-1 decision, citing earlier wins in AL and LA over the same compelled speech issue.    “The designation of SEXUAL PREDATOR on a personal driver license, however, is the type of compelled speech that is a step too far

According to the state of Florida, OPPAGA is a research arm of the Florida Legislature which supports the legislature by providing data, evaluative research, and objective analyses that assist legislative budget and policy deliberations. In preparations for their 2024 Triennial Review, OPPAGA reached out to Florida Action Committee for input.  Two of FAC’s board members participated in a Zoom call

A government program supported by tax dollars has been sending kids to sponsors that are vetted through little more than an honor system. A whistle blower, Deborah White, is alleging that our federal government has been using taxpayer money to facilitate human traffickers.  White has said that the program is nothing less than taxpayer-funded child slavery.  She claims to have

Many of our members have already spoken at a delegation meeting or will be soon speaking at one of the upcoming meetings.  Members are either reading one of our prepared speeches or writing their own. A legislator has responded to one of our members who spoke on the lack of consideration in statute for people with a neurocognitive disease (dementia)

By Sandy Rozek and John Dawe   Vigilantes do not care how an individual landed on the registry.  Rozek and Dawe say, “The most concerning factor…is that a segment of the community views these vigilantes as heroes.”  The comments section of online articles about acts of violence against persons forced to register have far more people praising the vigilantes rather

Dear Friends, As you may know, PARSOL is the Pennsylvania state affiliate of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).  Earlier today, NARSOL released the following information, and we are strongly asking you to take action as the proposed legislation would be nationwide and could affect anyone.  There are fires, floods, natural disasters, hurricanes, and all sorts of ways this

“For over a decade, the ACLU of Michigan has been challenging Michigan’s sex offender registration law which has barred people with past offenses from living and working in large portions of the state, and has subjected them to ongoing supervision and reporting requirements, in most cases for life, all without any consideration of individual circumstances.” SOURCE

Two years ago, nearly two dozen individuals with a past felony were arrested by Florida’s Election Police and accused of voting illegally.  The charges were eventually dropped but now these same people have been charged again because of an appeals court decision.  These people never intended to vote illegally and are now asking the Florida Supreme Court to weigh in.  

FAC members recently participated in the Duval County Delegation meeting on Friday, November 15, the first such delegation meeting this year where we had members speaking on behalf of persons forced to register and their family members. For our first two speakers, the leadership of the delegation showed by their actions that they were totally disinterested in what our speakers