Weekly Updates

Weekly Update #96 Dear Members and Advocates, For those following our site, you know that one of our biggest concerns is homelessness. Policies that legislate people into homelessness make no sense and have been proven to be counter-productive. Yet some individuals are so intent on punishing anyone labeled a “sex offender” they lose sight of reality and humanity. For more

Weekly Update #95 Members and Advocates: We hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida and across much of the United States are on the rise. As the world begins to open up again after the long shut down, we are seeing some inevitabilities happen. Does it surprise

Weekly Update #94 Dear Members and Advocates, In 1964, the United States passed a long overdue Civil Rights Act that outlawed discrimination against other human beings based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Among other provisions, the new law prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements, ended racial segregation in schools, and outlawed discrimination in employment and public

Weekly Update #93 Dear Members and Advocates, This morning, oral arguments in Doe v. Miami-Dade (the challenge to Miami-Dade’s sex offender residency restriction that has left hundreds of individuals without anyplace to live) took place before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. While we anxiously await the decision, we can say that attorney Daniel Tilley from the ACLU did a

Weekly Update #91 Dear Members and Advocates, As we begin to emerge from the coronavirus shut-down, we enter another period of unrest and uncertainty. Across this country, groups of people are hitting the streets to protest the tragic and senseless killing of George Floyd. George was an African-American man, who was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The officer

Weekly Update #90 Dear Members and Advocates, It is important that everyone remembers to perform your in-person registration, even during the period of pandemic, even if you are sick, even if your registration office is closed. If not, you can be arrested. If your registration office is closed, find a way to travel to another county and perform your registration

Weekly Update #89 Dear Members and Advocates, This past weekend, James Fairbanks shot 64-year-old Mattieo Condoluci. His motive, according to a confession email sent to the police; “he was listed on Nebraska’s sex offender registry”. Over the past few years there have been numerous murders of people on the registry by people who did not know them, but hunted them

Weekly Update #88 Dear Members and Advocates, I read something on Twitter that resonated. The tweet said, “right now we live in an infinite present. No future plans, no anticipation… It’s an endless today, never tomorrow.” It was written in relation to the Coronavirus shut down and how we are all living without knowing if or when things will fully

Weekly Update #86 Dear Members and Advocates, As I scan headlines and court dockets daily looking for news to post to our website, I continue to be amazed that Jeffrey Epstein remains in the headlines as one of the leading topics when searching for keywords relevant to our cause. This past week, it’s for his donations to Harvard University. The

Weekly Update #85 Dear Members and Advocates, Everything bad is good for something. Sometimes it’s difficult to see the validity of this old proverb, but it’s true. As we continue to fight what appears to be an unsuccessful battle convincing the Governor to suspend in person registration during this pandemic, we are beginning to envision a positive outcome from this