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The Jacksonville, Florida, New4JAX I-TEAM found that most of these 22 people registered soon after Amendment 4 passed, an amendment that restored voting rights for some people with a past felony. Blair Bowie, senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, D.C., said, “Confusion around whose voting rights have been restored and whose haven’t been is absolutely rampant.”

Florida Action Committee (FAC) is the Florida state affiliate for the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).  FAC supports the efforts of NARSOL and other advocacy groups, such as Caution Click National Campaign for Reform (CCNCR), that share our mission. CCNCR works on a national level to promote evidence based policy reform and community management practices for non-production child

We are all familiar with Governor DeSantis’ press conference in Fort Lauderdale on August 18, 2022, when he announced the arrest of 20 people on charges of voting illegally.  These 20 people had been convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense. The state had cleared these 20 individuals to join the voter rolls, and all were issued voter ID

Despite the publicly available registry and the banishment zones in all Florida counties, the registry along with its 52 registry requirements and state/county/municipal laws have failed society again.  Why does it keep failing to protect society, particularly minors? In Walton County, FL, a Walton County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy has been arrested after a victim came forward saying that

The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that the requirement for lifetime registration is not “custody” for purposes of habeas corpus. The petitioner claimed that requiring registration and reporting after completing probation for a lewd or lascivious charge is illegal custody.   SOURCE (Behind a paywall) Full order: Eleventh Circuit Ruling – No. 21-12540 – D.C. Docket No. 217-cv-00396-JLB-NPM

A new ruling has come out of the Minnesota Supreme Court concerning Minnesota’s sex offense civil commitment program.  The case was filed concerning the delays by which the state consumes constitutional and human rights to liberty, along with the lives of those locked up in Minnesota’s commitment center. CBS News Minnesota has covered the story. Court’s decision in McDeid v.

According to Colorado Politics, the Colorado Supreme Court decided in 1981 that polygraphs are scientifically unreliable and are therefore inadmissible in criminal court.  Yet, Colorado continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on polygraphs for the supervision of people on probation who are released for a sex offense. In the meantime, “polygraphers have financially benefited from this practice by serving

As part of Governor Ron DeSantis’ tough-on-crime agenda that he is proposing to the Florida Legislature, he is recommending the death penalty for certain types of sex crimes, specifically for rape of a child.  The rape of a child is among the most heinous of all crimes. The Tampa Bay Times stated that DeSantis wants the death penalty for “certain

On Feb 3rd, the question, “Does the Sex Offender Registry Do More Harm Than Good?” was debated by Emily Horowitz (For the Motion) and Cary Federman (Against the Motion). Emily is the author of “Protecting Our Kids? How Sex Offender Registry Laws Are Failing Us” and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice.  Cary is the author of  “Democracy and Deliberation: The Law

Florida Action Committee (FAC) is the Florida state affiliate for the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).  FAC supports the efforts of NARSOL and other advocacy groups that share our mission. Several FAC members have already indicated they will be attending “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!“. to represent FAC.  If you want to connect to other FAC members