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FL: Cops Re-Arrest 26 Sex Offenders in ‘Operation Karma.’ Their Crime? Not Updating Their Car Info.

·March 22, 2019
·29 Comments

The Polk County Sheriff's Department in Florida is touting its successful completion of "Operation Karma," a three-day sting in which cops arrested 26 registered sex offenders for violating various legal…

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FL: Bill to ban child sex dolls advances in Florida legislature

·March 15, 2019
·20 Comments

A Florida bill to ban childlike sex dolls passed its third Senate committee on Wednesday and is headed to the Senate floor. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, sponsored SB 160 amid…

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FL: Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Proves Inescapable

·March 5, 2019
·16 Comments

It was the kind of headline guaranteed to generate clicks even over the winter holidays and amid a federal government shutdown: “Number of Sex Offenders Living in Florida Is Growing,”…

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FL: Powerful lobbyist Ron Book arrested on DUI charges

·February 25, 2019
·59 Comments

[tallahassee.com - 2/25/19] Ron Book, one of Florida's most influential lobbyists who also represents the city of Tallahassee, has been arrested on DUI-related charges in Broward County, several South Florida…

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FL: Florida detective kills self after he’s accused of owning child porn

·February 22, 2019
·7 Comments

[orlandosentinel.com - 2/21/19] JACKSONVILLE — Authorities say a decorated Florida police detective killed himself just before he was to be arrested on charges that he possessed child pornography. The Florida…

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FL: Miami-Dade Sex Offenders ‘Forced to be Homeless’

·February 20, 2019
·1 Comment

[thecrimereport.org - 2/19/19] Since he was released from prison almost five years ago, John has never had a place he can call home. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he spends nights…

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FL: Comprehensive ‘Florida First Step Act’ Excludes Registrants

·February 1, 2019
·4 Comments

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
·1 Comment

[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
·16 Comments

[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
·8 Comments

[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
·11 Comments

[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
·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…

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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…

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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
·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…

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