Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Weekly Update – September 15, 2026 Recording No. 390 Help Make Florida the Next Ripple Dear Members and Advocates, One of the most important things about a major constitutional lawsuit is that its impact can extend far beyond the original case. We saw a perfect example of that this past week in Michigan. The Ripple Effect in
FAC is reaching out today with an invitation worth your attention. Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete
FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Weekly Update – September 15, 2026 Recording No. 390 Help Make Florida the Next Ripple Dear Members and Advocates, One of the most important things about a major constitutional lawsuit is that its impact can extend far beyond the original case. We saw a perfect example of that this past week in Michigan. The Ripple Effect in
FAC Media Update Tuesday Media Update #1 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 This Week’s Lead New UN Petition Video — Tuesday at 9:00 AM FAC Media is beginning a new weekly Tuesday update with a video focused on the United Nations petition and the human-rights impact of public registration. WATCH AT 9:00 AM The UN Petition: Why This Is a Human-Rights
When the Sentence Ends but the Career Does Not Recover What Deadliest Catch Can Teach Us About Employment After Conviction A criminal sentence can have a defined ending. The economic consequences often do not. The Discovery series Deadliest Catch offers an unusual case study in how criminal history, publicity, the nature of an offense, and employer discretion can affect a
FAC MEDIA WEEKLY UPDATE New Video Premieres • FAC v. Glass • Petition Momentum • FAC Support Florida Action Committee continues to expand its media, public-education, research, and advocacy efforts around registry laws, enforcement, housing, constitutional questions, and the real-world experiences of affected people and families. Watch the videos, follow the lawsuit, sign and share the petition, and support the
We are well under way with our 2026-2027 FAC email campaign. Our focus this year is an bill for the Florida Legislature whose purpose is to allow youthful offenders to petition for removal from the registry after 10 years instead of after 25 years. This is FAC’s first ever bill, a momentous event! Every time an email on a particular
“On September 9, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the 2021 Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) amendments cannot be used to retroactively extend the registration requirements of anyone who committed their relevant crime prior to July 1, 2011, because doing so would be unconstitutional,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP). “The MSP