Weekly Updates

Dear Members and Advocates, Last Week, a Federal Judge in the Central District of California dismissed a challenge to the International Megan’s Law (IML). In a 17 page opinion (which can be read here), comprised of mostly history of the law, the Court found that the complaint brought by the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) should be dismissed

Dear Members and Advocates, The fact recitals from the court’s order in a case out of the Southern District of Illinois last week reads like a horror story. A corrections officer from Theodore Beasley’s unit at Shawnee Correctional Center tells the other inmates Beasley is a “child molester”. During the inevitable beating he received from another inmate, Sergeant Hicks could

Dear Members and Advocates, Happy Independence Day! Beyond fireworks and BBQs, the 4th of July celebrates the anniversary of one of the most important documents in our history, the Declaration of Independence. Included in that document are the following important words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their

Dear Members and Advocates, Last week, a man received the relief that will hopefully allow him to re-unite with his family and put something over 20 years in his past behind him. An Illinois Court found the man had “been duly punished and fulfilled his societal requirements” and that “the People of the State of Illinois are not jeopardized by

Dear Members and Advocates, Last week, two members from FAC’s Board of Directors traveled to Independence, Ohio to attend the NARSOL Annual Conference. For those who are not familiar, NARSOL stands for National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws.  FAC is the Florida state affiliate for NARSOL. Going to these conferences is always a huge benefit for all of us.

Dear Members and Advocates: Could you imagine if the owner of a gun shop were arrested if one of his customers used a gun legally purchased from their store to commit a crime? How about a bar owner being criminally charged if someone got a DUI after a few drinks? A math teacher going to jail if one of their

Dear Members and Advocates, Over the past few years, the Florida Action Committee website, www.floridaactioncommittee.org, has grown significantly. What started as a static website is now a news portal for important updates on matters impacting registrants. It is a resource for studies and articles on sex offender issues. It is also a forum to exchange information and ideas – a

Dear Members and Advocates, The biggest issue this past week has been the re-settlement of the Miami-Dade encampment. As required by law (and forced under threat of arrest by the Bovo Amendment), within 5 days of eviction, 270 people registered to the tracks have had to find new places to register. Most have settled along 36th/37th Avenue (one street away

Dear Members and Advocates, This was an emotional week. 270 of our brothers and sisters were kicked out of the makeshift community they created along the railroad tracks in a warehouse district in Hialeah. An encampment of tents and discarded patio furniture built on pallets to prevent them from sleeping in puddles. There was no shelter from the elements, there

Dear Members and Advocates, Those following our site will know that it’s been a busy, hectic, stressful week. Nobody has been more stressed than the 270+ people living homeless by the railroad tracks in Hialeah. Originally, they were given a deadline of May 6, 2018 to evacuate the encampment or be arrested. When Jeff Hearne from Legal Services of Greater