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Sex offenders in particular are seldom given the nuance and rehabilitation we afford to other people with criminal histories. Their lives are forever affected by the convictions they carry, just like other people convicted of crimes. But unlike some others, they face additional punishment at the hands of the state, even after they’ve served their time. In North Carolina, residents

The City of Gainesville is considering rolling back the sex offender residency restrictions to the State Statute (1,000 feet) from its current 2500 feet. FAC supports this move and we ask our members to share their support with the city commission. Please click on the link below. If you scroll down to “O.2” and “O.3”, you can click on the

  300 Letters provides families with Emotionally Focused Family Therapy once a week for a duration of 3-4 months. During that time 300 Letters will cover all child care cost to alleviate financial stress. The program is guided by Licensed Psychologist and professionals. Families will tackle communication issues and overcome social and emotional barriers Incarceration has placed on families. By

Nearly 270 public educators were arrested on child sex-related crimes in the U.S. in the first nine months of this year, ranging from grooming to raping underage students. An analysis conducted by Fox News Digital found that from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, at least 269 educators were arrested, which works out to roughly one arrest a day. The 269

Lincolnshire Police have removed 72 people from the Sex Offenders Register in the last five years. Those sentenced to more than 30 months for a sex-related crime can be required to register with police for life. But in 2010 the Supreme Court ruled offenders should have the opportunity to prove they had reformed and could apply to get their name

Students at the University of Washington are sounding the alarm on the handful of registered sex offenders who live near the Seattle campus, which has recently been plagued by crime [FAC NOTE: THE REGISTRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLICATED IN ANY OF THE CRIMES] The University District of Seattle, which surrounds UW’s campus, has seen repeated instances of crime in recent

At the outset, it is worth noting that the federal government delivers immediate emergency aid to victims of disasters through FEMA, which appears not to ask about criminal record in any of its programs. FEMA refers individuals to the SBA for longer term assistance for physical and economic injury, but will resume some aid if someone is ineligible for an

Source: ACSOL An amended complaint was filed in federal district court yesterday in the lawsuit challenging SORNA regulations which became effective in January 2022.  The amended complaint adds three plaintiffs using the pseudonyms “John Does 2, 3 and 4.”  The amended complaint also includes the two original plaintiffs —  John Doe 1 and ACSOL. According to the amended complaint, John

We live in a world where it’s become commonplace to lob labels like “pedo” and “groomer” at people with whom we disagree. As someone who has researched child sexual abuse for more than 30 years, I’m pleased that science is moving away from using stigmatizing labels and toward person-first language to communicate more clearly and respectfully. It’s my hope that

In a scathing opinion, a federal judge held the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in civil contempt and levied sanctions against the agency last week for allowing an incarcerated man to waste away from untreated cancer, as well as for willfully ignoring and misleading the court. U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton for the Middle District of Florida wrote that the BOP should