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The great Meaghan Ybos is set to take over as President of Women Against Registry (WAR).  As WAR’s Past President Vicki Henry writes, “Meaghan is a surprising ally: a prominent and outspoken survivor of rape who is dedicated to abolishing the registry, ending systems of perpetual punishment, repealing pre-crime preventative detention laws, and shuttering shadow prisons. Vicki further writes, “in

When tragedy strikes your family, do you call for other families to suffer? That’s the apparent approach taken by survivors of a horrible mass murder.  You see, the alleged murderer in this case had also been convicted of a sexual offense.  The family has circulated a petition, with excerpts as follows: “We’re asking that a person CONVICTED of a sex

A registrant arrested for voting speaks to the Orlando Sentinel and receives balanced, sympathetic coverage.  “We all made bad choices in the past, when we were young.  But I’m trying to make better ones.  Trying to make a better life for me and my family.  That’s it.” SOURCE

The constitutionality of the sex offender registry is headed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  Latest coverage of this case and another affected case: SOURCE   FAC previously analyzed this case here: Dissecting Torsilieri

This article is an example of what can happen when FAC members share their own stories with the media. The reporter interviewed several people but gave the FAC member’s views the most prominence. And the article treated his situation with sensitivity. The news segment subsequently has been shown all over the state. The FAC member spoke on condition of anonymity.

A new short film which aims to act as a “wake-up call” to people viewing child sex abuse images online has been released by a charity urging offenders to call its helpline and put a stop to their behavior. Last month the charity released figures showing that the number of people accessing the Stop it Now! helpline had risen by

Two Florida Action Committee members spoke in opposition to SB 1252 at the recent Fiscal Policy Committee meeting in Tallahassee.  What a difference those two people made after taking a day off from work and driving all the way to Tallahassee from the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula to give their 3-minute talk, each.  A Florida senior reporter picked

Meeting on April 17, 2023 Watch here or on YouTube.

Meeting on April 6, 2023 Pay careful attention to Ann Salamone’s presentation against this bill around the 2:00 mark. Watch here or on YouTube.