11th Circuit Upholds Computer Ban on Person Serving Lifetime Probation

A Florida Man appealed a condition of his sentence that included a computer ban while he is on probation. He was sentenced to lifetime probation, which means he will never be able to use a computer. He argued that the condition was unconstitutional in light of the US Supreme Court decision in Packingham. The Court, however, noted that Packingham was

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Giving Tuesday an End of Year Giving Opportunity

Members and Advocates, Giving Tuesday is today, the international day of charitable giving, and we hope that you will take a moment today and make a donation to the Florida Action Committee. Our organization works tirelessly to effect change for the better for all those effected by the Registry. 100% of your donation goes into our organization. Nobody at FAC receives a

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Hundreds of Southern Illinoisans are required to register as sex offenders. But are we any safer?

Illinois’ sex offender registry, which now includes more than 32,000 people — most of them men, though some women, as well — has rapidly expanded since its first iteration in 1986. Then, it included four qualifying crimes. Today, there are more than 30 crimes that trigger mandatory registration, including some repeat misdemeanor offenses. In recent years, policy makers and advocates, both for

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Child sex trafficking: It’s probably not what you think it is

While the term trafficking evokes for many images of children kidnapped off the street, smuggled across borders and moved from place to place, that’s rarely the case, social workers and researchers say. Many who work with the children or who study the problem prefer the the term commercial sexual exploitation of children to trafficking, as it offers a much clearer

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Florida can’t move the finish line on removal.

A huge order came out of the 10th Circuit (Florida) in Polk County today. It’s extremely significant for anybody who is nearing the finish line and will become eligible to petition for removal under Florida Statute 943.0435(11). Florida provides registrants only two opportunities to be removed from the State’s sex offense registry. The first applies only to Romeo and Juliet

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Canada: Sex-offender provision unconstitutional in not criminally responsible cases

The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that Ontario’s sex-offender registry regime violates the constitutional rights of people found not criminally responsible for their actions by reason of mental disorder. [NOTE: THEIR REGISTRY IS NON-PUBLIC] In Ontario, the law requires those who are either convicted of a sexual offence or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder to

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NY: Federal District Court grants injunction against the state blocking social media

A group of people forced to register as sex offenders in New York have been granted a preliminary injunction by a Federal District Court in New York against the NY State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which sought to ban these individual’s access to social medial. The court found that, “New York’s attempt to advance this interest via blanket

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