Ron Book pleads not guilty in DUI case

April 1, 2019, 8:40 pm This past Friday, Lobbyist Ron Book, through his attorney, Jerry Berry, filed a waiver of arraignment and plea of Not Guilty in the DUI and related charges against him. We will continue to

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Sexual Offenders & Trauma-Informed Care

April 1, 2019, 6:50 pm The following are the presentation materials from Harry Morgan and Ken Hulata, who presented at the Florida ATSA conference last month. Sex_Offender_Trauma-Morgan_FATSA-190309 (1) The post Sexual Offenders & Trauma-Informed Care appeared first on

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AZ: Bill would offer relief by loosening lifetime registration requirements for certain sex offenders.

April 1, 2019, 4:26 pm Arizona HB 2613, promoted by House Speaker Rusty Bowers, would enable persons required to register as sex offenders to seek relief from lifetime registration by applying to be removed when they turn 35.

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IL: Registrants indefinitely confined because they can’t find compliant housing, secure win in federal court.

April 1, 2019, 12:49 pm A federal district court in Illinois handed a win to a group of persons required to register as sex offenders, who challenged the constitutionality of a policy of refusing to release persons who

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What Do They Call You?

March 26, 2019, 10:58 am “Hey bro, what do they call you?” I first heard this odd question my first day in prison. I was tempted to ask the question, “who are ‘they’?” or to sarcastically respond, “Oh,

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IL State Rep Carol Ammons Talks about Transformative EM Bill

March 25, 2019, 4:54 am IL State Rep. Carol Ammons is sponsoring a bill that would eliminate the use of electronic monitoring for people who have completed their state prison sentences. Currently about 2,000 people are on monitors

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The Prison Admission Scandal?

March 19, 2019, 1:00 pm The recent College Admissions scandal has everyone up in arms. The liberals are angry and pointing fingers at conservatives because this scandal highlights the inequities (apparently the fault of conservatives) endemic within American

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Watch: PSA Think B4 u Click Warning About Child Pornography

March 14, 2019, 9:46 pm A Public Service Announcement about Child Pornography. The post Watch: PSA Think B4 u Click Warning About Child Pornography appeared first on Florida Action Committee. Go to Source Author: FAC Contributor #5 The

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Book’s ‘Childlike Sex Doll’ Bill advances

March 14, 2019, 12:55 pm I just had to laugh at the debate over this stupid bill that took place in the Florida legislature yesterday. To back up; Senator Lauren Book whose life mission is to perpetuate panic

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BEWARE of FindYouAPlace.com: Operators of ClearMyCase have a New SCAM targeting registrants

March 13, 2019, 7:40 pm The operators of ClearMyCase.com have a new scam and they are going after the same victims – people required to register. John Bordelon, the man behind ClearMyCase is now again using the registry

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Bradenton Sargent used police database to solicit sex on duty from women.

March 13, 2019, 3:37 pm The FBI is investigating a Florida police sergeant who is accused of using his department’s database to find women who he would then harass for dates, while both on and off duty. “This

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Michigan: News Poll – should Michigan do away with the registry

March 12, 2019, 7:53 pm Vote here: https://www.wxyz.com/news/vote-should-michigan-do-away-with-the-sex-offender-registry Go to Source Author: Florida Action Committee The opinions expressed within posts and comments are solely those of each author, and are not necessarily those of Women Against Registry.

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Crushed Under the Weight of Loss

March 12, 2019, 11:25 am The theme of loss is a normal part of prison. When people are convicted of (and sometimes simply accused of) a crime, they lose their freedom and often lose family, friends, jobs or

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Voting Rights: H.R.1 – For the People Act of 2019 passes House

March 12, 2019, 10:27 am H.R.1, the “For the People Act” of 2019, which contains a provision to restore the FEDERAL voting rights of individuals once they are released. It states, “The right of an individual who is

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Ron Book DUI to be prosecuted by Amira D. Fox

March 11, 2019, 9:15 pm On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order reassigning Lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI prosecution to Amira D. Fox, a prosecutor from the 20th Judicial Circuit (covering Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee

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SCOTUSBlog: Interim Stat Pack

March 11, 2019, 7:56 pm SCOTUSBlog, a resource for news and commentary of happenings at the Supreme Court of the United States, posted an “Interim Stat Pack” on the current (October 2018) term. Imagine a sports scorecard that’s

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As Florida jails more kids than any other state, criminal justice reform is again on the table in Tallahassee

March 6, 2019, 8:01 pm Thanks to decades of tough-on-crime policies, Florida now has the third-largest prison population in the United States — nearly 100,000 people, including more minors than any other state. Florida requires people to serve

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WA: House Passes Responsible Teen Communications Act

March 6, 2019, 6:26 pm The Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1742 on a bipartisan vote of 57-39. The Responsible Teen Communications Act, sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), updates Washington’s laws to reflect current

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Does a “Police State” Reduce Crime?

March 5, 2019, 12:23 pm This past week I heard a news story about a remarkable crime statistic. Chicago, which has been the murder capital of the United States for quite some time now, is reporting a drop

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IN: Appeals Court Rules RSO Parent Can’t Attend Son’s School

March 5, 2019, 12:11 am A registered sex offender previously able to attend his son’s school activities per a trial court-granted request was denied that exception Monday when the Indiana Court of Appeals determined an amended statute barred

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