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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
·31 Comments

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…

National

FL: Banished

·October 3, 2018
·8 Comments

[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…

National

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…

National

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

·August 27, 2018
·1 Comment

[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…

National

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

·July 8, 2018
·14 Comments

[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…

National

FL: Face Scans for International Travelers at Florida Airport

·June 21, 2018
·7 Comments

[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,…

National

FL: Florida Court Decisions from Last Week

·June 12, 2018
·3 Comments

[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…

National

FL: Duval County rolls out drivers license restoration program

·May 30, 2018
·13 Comments

[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…

National

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

·May 30, 2018
·10 Comments

[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…

National

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

·May 28, 2018
·7 Comments

[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…

National

FL: Police Now Shuffling Tent City Sex Offenders Around Miami-Dade

·May 25, 2018
·9 Comments

[miaminewtimes.com - 5/24/18] In 2009, California artist Scott Gairdner made the "Sex Offender Shuffle," a viral video parodying Miami-Dade's treatment of sex offenders. With a catchy beat and '80s-style cinematography,…

National

FL: $385 million is what it costs Florida every year to deny civil rights for non-violent felons, report says

·May 21, 2018
·4 Comments

[tampabay.com 5/21/18] The Republican-leaning Washington Economics Group of Coral Gables says Florida loses millions by spending on extra court and prison costs while losing the opportunity to create new jobs…

National

FL: Ron Books Lobbying Firm Rakes in the Cash from Private Prison Companies

·May 18, 2018
·6 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org 5/17/18] Florida’s lobby firms filed their first quarter results this week and the three-person firm of Ronald L. Book, P.A. came in as one of the highest paid lobbying…

National

FL: New Encampment, “Bookville V”, already has 75 “residents”

·May 16, 2018
·2 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org 5/16/18] As Legal Services of Greater Miami attorney Jeffrey Hearne cautioned the Judge and the media less than one week ago; unless something is done (about the 2500 foot…

National

FL: Sex Offender Homeless Camps in Miami-Dade County

·May 13, 2018
·36 Comments

[UPDATED LINKS 5/15/18] [cbslocal.com 5/13/18] Ron Book, the chairman of the Homeless Trust joins Jim DeFede to debate the ongoing problem in Miami Dade County where sex offenders are living…

National

FL: Police Move Remaining Homeless Sex Offenders Out Of Encampment

·May 12, 2018
·2 Comments

[nbcmiami.com 5/12/18] All of the homeless sex offenders living in a make-shift encampment in northwest Miami-Dade have been moved out of the area, police say. Dozens of sex offenders and…

National

FL: Central Florida YMCA to screen members for sex offenders

·May 11, 2018
·7 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org 5/11/18] ORLANDO, Fla. – The YMCA of Central Florida announced to its members that it will begin screening all members and guests to see if they’re registered sex offenders…

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