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FL: Comprehensive ‘Florida First Step Act’ Excludes Registrants

·February 1, 2019
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Sen. Jeff Brandes is spearheading the state’s criminal justice reform initiative. SB 642 is his 10th justice reform-related bill pre-filed for the upcoming Florida session. Full Article

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FL: Man Sentenced to Death for Killing another Inmate

·January 30, 2019
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[mypanhandle.com - 1/29/19] JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. - On Monday, Rocky Ali Beamon was sentenced to death in Jackson County, Florida, for First Degree Premeditated Murder. The conviction and sentence come…

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Florida State Senator Lauren Book introduced Senate Bill 540 that includes the establishment of a “Soliciting for Prostitution Registry”

·January 29, 2019
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[flsenate.gov - 1/25/19] SB 540: Human Trafficking GENERAL BILL by Book Human Trafficking; Requiring the owner or operator of a public lodging establishment to train certain employees and create certain…

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FL: Women Against Registry Call to Action – Video visits replacing in-person visits.

·January 17, 2019
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Seminole County Jail inmates can no longer handle letters or pictures mailed by family and friends as a new system requires those incarcerated to view digital copies of their messages.…

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FL: Miami-Herald: FAC Opinion Published

·January 4, 2019
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[floridaactioncommittee.org - 1/4/19. Not available on miamiherald.com] An opinion piece in response to a recent article in the Miami Herald was published today. The text of the response and an…

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FL: Report: Number of sex offenders living in Florida is growing

·January 2, 2019
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[miamiherald.com - 12/31/18] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The number of sex offenders and predators living in Florida has been rising steadily for more than a decade, according to a new report put…

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Ronald L. Book: I thought sexual abuse only happened to other people’s children. Then I woke up.

·December 20, 2018
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[usatoday.com - 12/10/18] Nearly 17 years ago, I woke up from a nightmare I didn’t realize I was in. If you’re a parent whose child has suffered sexual abuse at…

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FL: Over 1 Million Felons Win Right To Vote With Amendment 4

·November 7, 2018
·29 Comments

In a key ballot initiative, Florida will restore voting rights to citizens convicted of certain felonies after they have served their sentences, including prison terms, parole and probationary periods, AP…

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FL: Ex Post Facto Lawsuit Filed (FAC)

·October 10, 2018
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A lawsuit was filed in Federal Court challenging the Florida Sex Offender registry. The suit is a facial challenge, filed on behalf of persons required to register in the State…

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FL: Banished

·October 3, 2018
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[themarshallproject.org - 10/3/18] The sun has barely risen over Miami, and Dale Brown loads an orange shopping cart with everything he owns. Through the morning’s swampy heat, he pushes the…

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FL: What Would Dr. King Do? The Case Against Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights

·September 21, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org - 9/21/18] Florida leads the nation with over 1 million citizens disenfranchised and unable to vote due to felony convictions. The path to having their voting rights restored is…

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FL: The Last Victim: One man caught in the day-care hysteria decades ago still seeks justice

·August 27, 2018
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[nationalreview.com - 8/23/18] On January 23, 2014, the Florida Parole Commission sent Frank Fuster a letter informing him that, owing to a recent policy change, it had determined that his…

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FL: Pinellas County man jailed for registry violation assaulted and on feeding tube

·July 8, 2018
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[wdtn.com - 7/9/18] PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - An inmate suspected of killing a pregnant mother in Clearwater last year is accused of beating another inmate so badly, the man…

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FL: Face Scans for International Travelers at Florida Airport

·June 21, 2018
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[voanews.com - 6/21/18] ORLANDO, FLA. — Florida’s busiest airport is becoming the first in the nation to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights,…

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FL: Florida Court Decisions from Last Week

·June 12, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/12/18] Last week the Florida Supreme Court rendered an opinion in Levandoski v. State a case that resolved the conflict between the 1st and 4th District Court of…

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FL: Duval County rolls out drivers license restoration program

·May 30, 2018
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[floridapolitics.com - 5/30/18] Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Wednesday rolled out the ‘KEYS 2 Drive’ (Knowledge Empowers Your Success) diversion program. The program will help…

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FL: A decree bars police from harassing homeless people. Miami has moved to terminate it

·May 30, 2018
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[miamiherald.com - 5/30/18] Miami has asked a federal judge to terminate a 20-year-old legal agreement that protects the city's homeless from undue police harassment — a change that would allow…

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FL: Safety versus second chance: A home for sexual offenders has neighbors up in arms

·May 28, 2018
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[tallahassee.com - 5/26/18] Nestled in a pocket of land surrounded by the I-10 overpass and Mission Road sits the Moon Lane neighborhood. A dirt road that runs along the interstate…

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