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This year will mark the 25th anniversary of the public Sex Offender Registry (SOR) in Connecticut. Twenty-five years has been more than sufficient for researchers to study the impact of the SOR on public safety. Since sexual harm is so damaging to the fabric of our communities, our state government needs to take a level-headed look at the research that

The people on the sex offender registry who were told by probation officers to live in a wooded area in Pinellas Park are now being told to vacate the camp by this Tuesday, August 15.  The homeless camp that they were told to live in happens to be on Florida Department of Transportation property. It turns out that Pinellas County

Recall Does v Snyder, in which registrants’ challenge to the Michigan registry lead to its being declared punishment by the Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This victory has led to registry removals in Tennessee, which belongs to the same Federal circuit, and the prospect of substantial legal fees being owed by the state.  Read more from Nashville’s

People convicted of sex crimes can’t get their names removed from the sex offender registry simply by leaving the Palmetto State, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled.   (Read the full story at the Post and Courier). In a federal lawsuit, “John Doe” and the American Civil Liberties Union alleged the State Law Enforcement Division policy unconstitutionally punishes people who no

Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions has been struck down in a new decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The court ruled in the case of Hopkins v. Hosemann that by banning former offenders “from the body politic forever” they will be punished “beyond the term their culpability requires,” according

By Guy Hamilton-Smith THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPINION OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF THE FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE: Felony disenfranchisement had been an interest of mine ever since I received a letter in the mail from the state, telling me that my name had been removed from the rolls of eligible voters because of my conviction.

The Hernando Sun ran an article on the changes in the Hernando County SO Ordinance, all thanks to our two county coordinators there. County Commissioner John Allocco said the need for the changes was brought to his attention after he was contacted by several people who were seeking clarification so they did not run afoul of the ordinance. “They are just

Major Concerns: Probation officers in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County are sending people, who are on sex offender probation and have no place to live, to wooded areas to reside. The probation officers are telling the probationers to “go back there” (into the woods) and remain there until morning. The probation officers involved and the Florida Department of Corrections claim

Regularly check this link and our calendar of events for updates: Legislative Delegation Calendar for 2024 Session Each year before the legislative session starts your State Senators and State Representatives are meeting in your county to listen to all concerns. This is a great opportunity to see your Representatives and Senators in action. It also gives us a chance to voice

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPINION OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE. As I share a concern I have, please understand I am not trying to start a war. I hope my comments will be construed as being respectful. There are a lucky few registrants who have a path to deregistration. Many of us