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By Guy Hamilton-Smith, July 4, 2023 Attorney Guy Hamilton-Smith helps us ponder what it could mean for people leaving Twitter and flocking to other alternatives such as Meta’s unveiling of Threads. “…for all the nice things Meta/Mark Zuckerberg have to say about free speech, they have some decidedly anti-free speech policies. In particular, Meta has a policy of prohibiting anyone

In this timely and extensively researched book, sociologist Emily Horowitz shows how current sex-offense policies in the United States create new forms of harm and prevent those who have caused harm from the process of constructive repentance or contributing to society after punishment. Horowitz also illustrates the failure of criminal justice responses to social problems. Sharing detailed narratives from the

A Federal district judge has issued an order denying the State of Idaho’s motion to dismiss its challenge to SORA. Plaintiffs represented by civil rights attorney Matthew Strugar “have plausibly alleged that SORA is so punitive in effect that it negates the Idaho legislature’s intent to enact a civil regulatory scheme. As such, plaintiffs’ ex post facto and double jeopardy

Public safety is of great concern to all Florida citizens with the new state budget shoring up weak areas such as years of unsatisfactory funding to meet the needs of our incarcerated citizens. Prison wardens have been pleading for more money to ensure the safety of all inmates within the Florida correctional facilities, and they will finally be receiving some

UPDATE 7/10/2023 – This item was removed from the County Commission Meeting Agenda for 7/11/2023.  We understand that Commissioner Danny Robins and County Attorney Russ Brown are calling for additional research. Please continue to send research studies and your opposition letters to the commissioners and county attorney (contact info below). Next Volusia County Commission Meeting is August 1. Major Concerns:

ABC Action News for Tampa Bay reports that sextortion crimes targeting children are up by 67% in the past year. And similar crimes against adults are up by 47%. We note that this increase took place during a time when Florida had in place, the most robust, most draconian sex offender registration scheme it has ever had, viewed by some

The Volusia County Council members were considering drafting an ordinance that would expand the state’s residency restriction requirement from 1000 feet to 1500 feet for all people on the sex offender registry.   Additionally, they wanted an ordinance that would make it illegal for any adult who was unaccompanied by a minor to enter a county playground area. Fortunately, there were

The media has been doing a good job of informing the public about Florida’s attempts to combat voter fraud being no more than political propaganda. The recurring theme from numerous news sites is that people charged with voter fraud in counties where DeSantis did well in the 2020 election received barely a slap on the hand, while individuals in dark

NARSOL 2023 Conference – Gather on the Gulf in Houston TX starts this week.  If you are attending the conference in-person,, there will be an FAC gathering on Friday at noon in the Galveston Room.  Meet FAC President Gail Colletta and other Board members, along with many FAC members and special guests. If you are not planning to attend in-person,

Most research dealing with the effectiveness of sex-offender therapy has been quantitative, mainly looking at the sexual recidivism rates “as the primary measure of successful outcomes in criminal rehabilitation, while other indicators of client improvement and well-being have been ignored” (Levenson et al., 2020; National Academies of Sciences & Medicine, 2022).  Much of the qualitative research on sex-offender treatment appears