Dear Members and Advocates, I’m worried about my memory. I’m starting to forget things and I imagine it will get worse as I get older. I’m not talking about the momentary lapses like calling my kid by my dog’s name or the innocent oversights, like forgetting to pick up my in-laws at the airport. Those […]
11th Circuit: Civilly Committed still have rights
Nov 16, 2020 | 10 comments The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, in part, the complaint of an individual civilly committed in the Florida civil commitment center. The plaintiff, who remains confined despite completing his sentence, sued Geo group (contracted by the state to provide transport services) for, among other things, not giving him a bathroom […]
Disney World Vacation Leads to Fight Over Florida Sex Offender Law (An Out of State challenge)
Nov 11, 2020 | 15 comments A Pennsylvania man has filed a challenge to a Florida law that has kept him on a sexual-offender registry after a 10-day family vacation to Disney World in 2015. The man, identified in court documents as John Doe, reported to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office when he came to Florida because […]
Florida can’t move the finish line on removal
. Nov 23, 2020 | 63 comments A huge order came out of the 10th Circuit (Florida) in Polk County today. It’s extremely significant for anybody who is nearing the finish line and will become eligible to petition for removal under Florida Statute 943.0435(11). Florida provides registrants only two opportunities to be removed from the State’s sex […]
Are Dating Apps Allowing In Registered Sex Offenders? A House Subcommittee Is Investigating
Are Dating Apps Allowing In Registered Sex Offenders? A House Subcommittee Is Investigatingby Florida Action Committee A House subcommittee is investigating popular dating services such as Tinder and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and sex offenders to use their services. Bumble, Grindr, The Meet Group and the Match Group, which owns such popular services as Tinder, Match.com […]
Failure to answer your door
Failure to answer door for P.O. insufficient to revoke community control. by Florida Action Committee Corey Brown, Jr. was originally sentenced to prison for five years because he failed to answer his door when his probation officer knocked at 6:50 AM. His PO claimed she showed up at his door, called his cellphone but nobody answered, knocked […]
Commitment Center and the First Amendment
Commitment Center and the First Amendment Aug 26, 2019 | 1 comment A recent decision out of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals gives us a peek inside the Florida Civil Commitment Center. As the Opinion begins, “James Pesci is a detainee at the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), a for-profit facility that houses sex offenders involuntarily […]
New Bill would end statute of limitations on reporting sexual battery on a minor in Florida
Aug 23, 2019 | by Florida Action Committee A new bill in Florida would end the time limit a minor would have to report sexual battery. SB 170, sponsored by Sen. Linda Stewart and a companion bill in the House, HB 69 was sponsored by Rep, Tracie Davis. “The bill was inspired by women such as […]
New Smyrna Beach trying to ban registrants under threat of lawsuit
[FAC NOTE: We must organize a group to create a vocal opposition to the proposed SORR. If you live in Volusia County, please contact membership so we can coordinate.] There are more sex offenders moving to New Smyrna Beach and that has prompted city leaders to consider shrinking the locations where both sexual offenders and […]
Sexual Assaults Prevalent in Florida Prisons
Dec 11, 2018 | According to an article in the Daily Mail, a UK news outlet, “Prison rape in America – perpetrated by both inmates and staff – remains pervasive.” 15 years after the Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in 2003. Florida has one of the worst prison systems in the country. 9.8% of inmates at […]
Florida DOC to make NO CHANGE to visitation Rules. Weekend visits continue!
Jul 23, 2018 | From Florida Cares Charity Corp (www.floridacarescharity.org) “A victory for the incarcerated and their families – no visitation rule change!!!! A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for all your time and effort as we stood together and opposed visitation cuts. Florida Cares just received notification from the JAPC that the time frame in which […]
Employment Opportunity for Registrants
Employment Opportunity for Registrants Jul 20, 2018 | Florida Action Committee Do you have a computer and a good internet connection? HomePro is hiring! (No background questions!) I have immediate openings for part-time help. I started HomePro Telecommunications because I’ve heard from so many people that they simply cannot find work because of their background. This […]
Adding Sex Offender Probation Conditions After Sentencing Not Permitted
Adding Sex Offender Probation Conditions After Sentencing Not Permitted Jul 19, 2018 | Reposted by Florida Action Committee Last week, the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Florida ruled that adding special sex offender conditions to probation after sentencing, where those conditions were expressly excluded at sentencing, doesn’t fly. In Jones v. State, Fla: Dist. Court […]
Florida Court Decisions from Last Week
Florida Court Decisions from Last Week Jun 12, 2018 | 42 comments 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 Appeals over whether ‘sex offender probation’ conditions had to be disclosed to the defendant at sentencing. The Supreme Court upheld […]
Death Of Century Correctional Institution Inmate Under Investigation
Death Of Century Correctional Institution Inmate Under Investigation Jun 26, 2018 | Florida Action Committee A weekend inmate death at Century Correctional Institution is under investigation. Inmate Wesley C. Moore, 38, was pronounced deceased at the prison shortly after 7:00 p.m. Saturday. The death is currently under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, with […]
Lawsuit claims Brevard County inmate died following weeks of pain, poor medical care
Another person required to register as a sex offender is allowed to die behind bars Charles Jones was a registered sex offender who went back to jail for failing to re-register his address on time.
WHY SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES KEEP GROWING EVEN AS SEXUAL VIOLENCE RATES FALL
WHY SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES KEEP GROWING EVEN AS SEXUAL VIOLENCE RATES FALL Lists that include out-of-state visitors are inflating the numbers and keeping fear at a boil. Quentin (not his real name) was convicted eight years ago of child pornography possession in Florida. He served his time and has since moved to another state. But […]
Wilton Manors, FL to consider tying business licenses to employee background checks
Wilton Manors, FL to consider tying business licenses to employee background checks Jul 5, 2018 | Reposted from Florida Action Committee The reaction following the discovery that a person required to register as a sex offender was a long-time employee of the Pride Center in Wilton Manors (a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale, FL), has gone from […]
FL: GOV. RICK SCOTT SIGNS TWO SEX OFFENDER BILLS INTO LAW
[UPDATED LINKS 3/26/18] [flsenate.gov, spacecoastdaily.com]As reported on spacecoastdaily.com State website links: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01301 CS/HB 1301: Sexual Offenders and Predators. GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hager ; Spano Sexual Offenders and Predators; Reducing aggregate & consecutive number of days used to determine residency for purposes of sexual predator or sexual offender […]
FAC Letter Opposing Jackson County, FL Sex Offender Registry Restriction
by Florida Action Committee | Apr 2, 2018 Below is a copy of the letter from FAC to the Commissioners of Jackson County, Florida, who are considering expanding their sex offender residency restriction to 2500 feet. A public meeting will be held in on April 10, 2018 in Marianna, FL to discuss the proposed change. We would appreciate […]
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Sex Offender Residency Restriction Declared Unconstitutional
The Ft Lauderdale Sex Offender Residency Restriction was declared unconstitutional. Wait… what?!?! A Florida SORR was declared unconstitutional? YES! The municipal ordinance in the City of Ft. Lauderdale that prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 1400 feet of schools, parks, playgrounds, school bus stops, etc. was found to violate the Ex Post Facto Clause […]
Sex Offender News August 2017
Recopied from Florida Action Committee Male Teacher at Oakleaf High (Florida) arrested on sex charge A 25-year-old teacher at Oakleaf High School faces a sex charge after he was arrested Tuesday amid an investigation into inappropriate text messages reported by a student’s parent, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities interviewed the girl, whose […]
Housing Requests August 2017
Housing Requests August 2017 Hello, we have a few housing requests that we would like to share with you if you are interested in assisting these individuals. Thank you. Name: Kathy Robberts Phone: 3523459702 Email: kuntzmanjames2017@gmail.com Address: P.O. Box 22756, Crystal River, Florida 34423 What may we assist you with?: I am requesting […]
Public Health and Safety Complaint Lodged Against Forced Homeless Encampment
Recopied from Florida Action Committee Public Health and Safety Complaint Lodged Against Forced Homeless Encampment by Florida Action Committee FAC has reported a public health and safety concern to the Broward and Miami-Dade County Health Departments, the Florida Department of Health, the US Department of Health and Human Services and OSHA. The letter, which can be […]
Notes from Federal Sentencing Seminar
Notes from Federal Sentencing Seminar by Florida Action Committee The following are notes from The Twenty-Sixth Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing sponsored by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, (www.NACDL.org) The Criminal Law Section of the Federal Bar Association, and the Criminal Justice Section of The American […]
Are sex offender registries reinforcing inequality?
Are sex offender registries reinforcing inequality? by Florida Action Committee | The following are excerpts from this article. Offenders convicted of sex crimes are now singled out for surveillance and restrictions far more punitive than those who commit other types of crime. More than 800,000 Americans are now registered sex offenders. Tracking them has created a booming surveillance industry. Studies have found that rates in […]
Male Teacher at Oakleaf High (Florida) arrested on sex charge
Male Teacher at Oakleaf High (Florida) arrested on sex charge A 25-year-old teacher at Oakleaf High School faces a sex charge after he was arrested Tuesday amid an investigation into inappropriate text messages reported by a student’s parent, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities interviewed the girl, whose age was not listed, and […]
Threats to arrest convicted sex offenders at City Union Mission prompt federal lawsuit
Recopied from Florida Action Committee Threats to arrest convicted sex offenders at City Union Mission prompt federal lawsuit The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is targeting some sex offenders for arrest at the City Union Mission because it sits near a park, according to a federal lawsuit alleging that the practice violates the charity’s constitutionally protected […]
Private prison industry converts Florida inmates into very profitable commodities
Private prison industry converts Florida inmates into very profitable commodities The governor did not say, “Dammit … I’m getting to the bottom of this money-sucking private prison mess.” Rick Scott’s reticence might seem a bit out of character, given his self-crafted persona as Florida’s cold-blooded budget-cutting crusader. Here’s a guy who over the years has […]
1 out of every 111 Adult Males in Florida is a Registered Sex Offender
1 out of every 111 Adult Males in Florida is a Registered Sex Offender The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children updated their “Sex Offender Map” and statistics in May, 2017 to account for the latest statistics. Our colleague from Virginia has put together an analysis of the new counts, which can be found here, […]
Bill requires moving companies disclose employed sex offenders
Bill requires moving companies disclose employed sex offenders FORT MYERS, Fla. – When a mover comes to your house, do you know who you’re inviting in? A new Florida law wants to make sure you’re notified if a sex offender is working for the moving company you hire.Moving businesses we spoke with say they already have […]
New Florida Internet Identifier Law Approved by Governor
New Florida Internet Identifier Law Approved by Governor Florida House Bill 699, which “[r]evises definition of term “Internet identifier”; defines “social Internet communication”; requires sexual predators & sexual offenders to register each Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or application software name with FDLE through sheriff’s office; requires sexual predators & sexual offenders to report any […]
Florida Supreme Court: Cant search cellphone without a warrant.
Florida Supreme Court: Cant search cellphone without a warrant. Last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Police need a warrant to search a cellphone – even if it is incident to an arrest. In the case of Carpenter v. Florida, a defendant was arrested when he traveled to meet who he thought was a minor […]
Amended Complaint Filed in Florida Internet Identifier Challenge
Amended Complaint Filed in Florida Internet Identifier Challenge On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, an amended complaint was filed in the legal challenge to Florida’s “Internet Identifier” registration requirements that is pending in Federal Court in the Northern District of Florida. The original complaint was filed to challenge the 2014 and 2016 versions of this law. […]
Legal Update: SORR Challenge
Legal Update: SORR Challenge Many have been asking about the status of the SORR (Sex Offender Residency Restriction) Challenge which was recently reversed (in our favor) in the 11th Circuit (Federal Appellate Court). Trial in this case is scheduled for the two-week period commencing Monday, March 19, 2018. Although that seems a while away and you […]
Florida Internet Identifier Challenge Allowed to Proceed
Florida Internet Identifier Challenge Allowed to Proceed The Federal District Court Judge presiding over the Internet identifier lawsuit is allowing the case to proceed despite the State of Florida’s claim that they amended the statute (the definition of Internet identifiers) and the suit is now Moot. Among other motions for both sides that the judge […]
22 arrested in Fort Lauderdale crackdown on sex offenders
22 arrested in Fort Lauderdale crackdown on sex offenders Some sex offenders have been living illegally in off-limit areas of Fort Lauderdale. But Operation Here Not There has swept up 22 suspects in six weeks, authorities said Tuesday. The city prohibits sex offenders from living within 1,400 feet of a school, school bus stop or […]
Legislative changes to the sexual offender/predator registration
Legislative changes to the sexual offender/predator registration Attached is information on Legislative changes to the sexual offender/predator registration laws that became effective June 26, 2017. This PDF is also available at: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/Important.jsp Se adjunta información sobre los cambios legislativos en las leyes de registro de delincuentes sexuales / depredadores que entraron en vigor el 26 […]
Latest Updates & News
Guess the Gender… “St. Augustine teacher sentenced to six months in jail for sex with student” Let’s play “guess the gender”. I’ll give the background and you guess whether the perpetrator is male or female. From yesterday’s Florida Times Union (Jacksonville.com) “A 28-year-old former St. Augustine High School teacher was sentenced to six months in […]
Signs will warn sex offenders to stay off school grounds
Signs will warn sex offenders to stay off school grounds Law enforcement officials will soon visit the homes of 760 sex offenders and 85 sexual predators in Marion County as part of a new program aimed at reminding convicted sex offenders that they are forbidden to be on the property of schools and child care […]
City of Palm Bay to change how it handles sex offenders
City of Palm Bay to change how it handles sex offenders As if it were not hard enough to find a job… BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A court victory for the city of Palm Bay means homeowners could be protected from sex offenders working for contractors or delivery companies, city leaders said. From now on, […]
Brevard/Seminole Prosecutor Arrested on Drug Charges. What should we do?
We don’t take pleasure in other’s tragedy or believe in kicking someone when they are down, so this post should not be taken the wrong way. Given the challenges we’ve had in Seminole and Brevard Counties with their outrageous proximity ordinances, it’ll be interesting to see what becomes of one of their Assistant State Attorneys […]
Putnam County’s “Sex Offender Compliance” Specialist
You know how humiliating they are. The monthly “address verification” visits from police. You’re years off probation and haven’t had a single brush with the law since, but still the police show up at your doorstep to “verify” that you’re living or working where you’re supposed to. If you live in a municipality with some […]
Suntree wants to ban sex offenders from living there
SUNTREE — The Suntree Master Homeowners Association, one of Brevard County’s largest residential developments, may soon have one of the strictest policies in the state when it comes to allowing sexual offenders and sexual predators to live there. The association is asking residents to amend its housing restrictive covenants, which would bar known sexual offenders and sexual predators […]
Pasco County Resources That Are Available
Pasco County Resources That Are Available pascocountyhousing.org They can get all of our applications, apartmentsmart.com Type in the name or zip code of any town in the state of Florida and it will provide a list of properties that are income based and low rent. unitedwaypasco.org Has information about almost all services available to assist […]
Florida Appellate Court Clarifies Sexual Predators Designation for Repeat Offenders
The 5th District Court of Appeals of Florida, last week, entered an order clarifying when one can be enhanced to Sexual Predator status for a “second sexual offense”. The Defendant in the case challenged his designation as a Predator. He was arrested twice for the crime of procuring someone under the age of 18 for […]
Orange County, FL looking to expand residency restrictions
It was a matter of time until Orange County was pressured into passing an expanded ordinance. Members in Orange need to unite to come up with a game-plan to oppose this. The next county commission meeting is 2/7. http://www.wftv.com/video?videoId=487614059&videoVersion=1.0
Palace Mobile Home Park
This is a new post, from Sex Offender One Stop Resource, that a new Offender Housing Resource has been added to our website. Palace Mobile Home Park 2500 54th Ave. North St. Pete, FL 33714 727-289-7020 or 727-289-7021 Contact person is Doug Baldwin (dbaldwin@palacemhp.com) or Charles Milczarek (cmilczarek@palacemhp.com) http://www.palacemhp.com Mobile homes with 2-3 men per […]
Updated Housing Options in Florida
Hello, and thank you for being a notification and updates subsciber to Florida Sex Offender One Stop Resource website. We updated our listings today with these housing options. We hope they may come in use for you. Thank you. Housing options: Matthew 25 Ministries 120 Pelican Lake Dr, Pahokee, FL 33476 561-924-5556 http://www.matthew25ministries.org/ 2 […]
Weekly Updates
Weekly Updates – Florida Sex Offender One Stop Resource 11th Circuit Rules against Miami-Dade’s request for a rehearing in SORR Challenge Posted by fac-admin on December 8, 2016 in Articles, Featured Articles | 1 comment Miami-Dade County requested a rehearing on FAC’s appeal (which we won) in our sex offender residency restriction challenge. The 11th […]
Offender Housing LLC
We have an update on information for Sex Offender Housing, in Orlando Florida. Organization Name: Offender Housing LLC Name: Freddy Rodriguez, Re-Entry Specialist Address: P.O. Box 547758 City State, Zip: Orlando, Florida 32854 Phone: 407.541.9766 cell 407.704.4126 office 866.253.8611 fax Email: Freddy@OffenderHousing.org Website: http://www.offenderhousing.org/ Offender Housing Group Inc is an Orlando-based cooperative […]
Call to Action: CBS12 Edits Story in Response to FAC Push Back
The turd of a news piece put out by CBS12 on Monday, entitled “Why are Sex Offenders Allowed Online?” has been edited on their site. If you monitor our website, you probably saw this post on Monday, in which we pointed out some glaring and inflammatory lies contained in the original CBS12 report. We asked […]
The challenge of elderly sex offenders
By the time deputies arrested Thomas Bernard Brown for failing to register as a sexual predator, he had built up a 10-year record of consistent registration in Marion County. That’s 42 check-ins, as his attorneys and his friends pointed out at a sentencing hearing in June. When it came to No. 43, Brown, 72, who […]
Proposal to amend sex offender law in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL –Cape Coral is working on changing a law to make the city’s children safer from sex offenders. The plan involves changing the definition of parks, playgrounds, and schools, and where sex offenders can live in relation to those places.The city has always been strict when it comes to sex offenders and predators, and […]
Kissimmee, FL Sex Offender Housing Update
We just found out about another housing option in Kissimmee, FL Friendly Village Inn & Motel Family-friendly chain serving homestyle American classics such as chicken-fried steak & pot pie. Address: 2550 E Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34744 Phone: (407) 846-1007 Kissimmee, FL Sex Offender Housing Update – Fla Sex Offender One Stop Resource
State Department Replies to IML Petition
State Department Replies to IML Petition Posted by fac-admin on October 24, 2016 in Articles, Featured Articles Reposted By SOOSR The State Department has modified the Final Rule it published on September 2, 2016, regarding implementation of the International Megan’s Law (IML). The modification corrects the erroneous statement in the Rule regarding whose passports will bear a […]
Without You We Would Not be Reading This
Posted by fac-admin on October 1, 2016 in Articles, Featured Articles | 2 comments Today is October 1, 2016. A day we will forever celebrate. There are many significant dates every year where we recognize important events. We celebrate our birthdays, anniversaries, civil and religious holidays. We commemorate historic events, both good and bad, such […]
Preliminary Injunction GRANTED!!!
Posted by fac-admin on September 27, 2016 The Judge’s Order was just filed in our Motion seeking to enjoin the enforcement of the Internet Identifier changes and WE WON!!! Here is an excerpt from the decision: The definition is hopelessly vague, chills speech protected by the First Amendment, and is far broader than necessary to […]
WE WILL GET OUR DAY IN COURT! 11th Circuit Reverses SORR Dismissal
WE WILL GET OUR DAY IN COURT! 11th Circuit Reverses SORR Dismissal
Alabama Housing Option
We have housing options available for Registered Citizens. Name: Terence Ash Phone: 224-381-0617 Email: terence.ash@gmail.com Address: 3713 Gaslight Curve, Montgomery , Al 36116 What I may be able to assist you with: I have very nice apartments for rent. Verified On: September 26, 2016
Department of State Revoking Offender Passports
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 60608-60609] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-21087] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 51 [Public Notice: 9678] RIN 1400-AD97 Passports AGENCY: State Department. ACTION: Final rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This final […]
Martin, St Lucie, Indian River County Housing Request
Margaret Figueroa mfigueroamfigueroa0215@gmail.com My name is Margaret and my friend is hopefully being released in 2 or 3 months from prison. He is a convicted sex offender and im trying to help him as much as I can with his transition back into the community. He has been incarcerated for 36 years and is going […]
Housing Or Resources Wanted
If you see any postings on this page, this is a list of our viewers who are requesting our assistance or the assistance of you, to find the help they need. Please contact them if you can help. Name: Dave ukch Phone: 7272671906 What may we assist you with? Housing for sexual predator pasco Hillsborough […]
International Megans Law Protest
International Megans Law Protest – Florida Sex Offender One Stop Resource
Polygraph Requirement Violates Registrant’s 5th Amendment Rights
In September of 2015 SOSEN printed an article about parole and probation http://sosen.org/blog/2015/09/01/probation-and-parole-the-real-story.html. Within that article the author pointed out some of the myths that parole and probation (PNP) and sometimes even the court uses to increase the loss of civil liberties beyond their constitutionally legal boundaries. It pointed out problems probation and even the […]
US Dept of Justice Report backs up advocates claims of ineffective registration policies
Posted by fac-admin on June 7, 2016 in Articles, Featured Articles | 2 comments A July report issued by the US Department of Justice’s SMART office (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking) backed up most of what advocacy groups such as the Florida Action Committee have been saying for years; that […]
Sex Offenders Rally to Fight Discriminatory Laws
Loaded on FEB. 2, 2016 by Mark Wilson published in Prison Legal News February, 2016, page 18 Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Residence, Advocacy, Release and Reentry, Parole Conditions, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Location: United States of America. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ […]
Applying for Restoration of Civil Rights
Clemency Applying for Restoration of Civil Rights (RCR), Pardon, Firearm Authority, and Other Forms of Clemency When an application for any form of clemency is received in the Office of Executive Clemency, it is screened for eligibility regarding the required time frames for the various offenses and the accompanying required certified court documents are reviewed. […]
Interested in being a plaintiff in our internet identifier challenge?
Posted by fac-admin on June 2, 2016 Our attorneys are still screening potential plaintiffs for our Internet Identifier challenge which will be filed next month. We are looking to intake as many prospective plaintiffs as possible. If you are (a) no longer on probation/parole, (b) committed an offense prior to the passage of the restriction […]
Former Offender Re-Entry Programs and Resources in Florida
This is a list of resources for ex-offenders in Florida to get help them reintegrate back into society by helping them find jobs, housing, and develop work skills. Ex-offenders face a variety of barriers as they attempt to re-enter society after serving their prison sentence. Individuals with criminal backgrounds often find it difficult to obtain […]
Jill Barger Law Firm
Jill Barger, Attorney At Law, is a sponsor of the Sex Offender One Stop Resource website. We would like to tell you a bit about her and invite you to check out her website and if there is any services you may need, she may be able to assist you. http://www.jillbargerlawfirm.com Jill Barger is an […]
City grants flexibility in restrictions on sex offenders
By Susan Latham Carr Staff writer Published: Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 6:16 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 6:16 p.m. In limited circumstances, the Ocala police chief now has the authority to reduce by 500 feet the distance a sexual offender may live from a day care center, school, park or playground. […]
Area communities tighten their grip on sex offenders
[WITH FAC COMMENTS] Posted by fac-admin on July 6, 2015 in Articles, Featured Articles | 1 comment (REPOSTED FROM THE FAC) Off U.S. 27 and just east of the Williston city limits sits a quiet, rural neighborhood of manufactured homes on tree-lined streets. The rigid, vinyl-sided homes are surrounded by yards, some littered with kids’ […]
Broward & Dade County Housing Resource
This is a new post, from Sex Offender One Stop Resource, that a new Offender Housing Resource has been added to our website. Project SOAR Recovery Residences LLC 1231-1235 NE 15TH Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 800.922.0381 (toll fee) 954.900.9980 (local) Visit: www.projectsoar.us Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsoarflorida Please dont forget to add Sex Offender One […]
Sex Offender One Stop Resource Facebook Page
Please “like” us on Facebook and be apart of our page. https://www.facebook.com/offenderonestopresource/ Sex Offender One Stop Resource Facebook Page
CASTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS
Topic: SENTENCING; CRIME; CRIMINALS; SEX CRIMES; Location: SEX OFFENDERS; February 21, 2006 2006-R-0183 By: Sandra Norman-Eady, Chief Attorney You asked for background information on states that allow or require sex offenders to be castrated. SUMMARY Eight states allow chemical or surgical castration of sex offenders. They are: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Oregon, […]
Florida group sues Seminole County, sheriff over sex-offender rules
Martin E. ComasContact Reporter Staff Writer Seminole County sex-offender law too vague, group alleges in lawsuit An organization that works to reform sex-offender laws in Florida is suing Seminole County and Sheriff Don Eslinger, alleging that a decade-old county ordinance is so restrictive that it prevents registered sex offenders from traveling to a grocery store, eating […]
Jacksonville passes Bill to amend Sex Offender Ordinance
Originally Posted by fac-admin on May 4, 2016 Jacksonville Bill 2016-233 was passed. The bill modifies language in their sexual offender statute to be more specific. The change comes in response to a lawsuit that the language was too vague. The amended language is below. If you live in Jacksonville, these laws will apply to […]
Manatee County Housing Resource
NEW*** Manatee County Housing Resource
Jacksonville Housing Resource
We have obtained a new housing resource, in Jacksonville, Florida Rents to men only sex offenders that do not have the bus stop rule here in Duval county. Call me for more details. Study Estates (Cissy) 904-508-4859 6714 Moncrief Rd West Jacksonville, Florida 32219 United States of America
Pinellas County Housing Update
A new housing offer is available, as of May 1, 2016 at this location. Please contact James, to assist you. If you would like to help support Sex Offender One Stop Resource, please advise James where you where you found this information. We hope that it will help you or your loved ones. Pinellas […]
Do Florida Sex Offender Registration Requirements Go Too Far?
Do Florida Sex Offender Registration Requirements Go Too Far? Most would agree that requiring those convicted of molesting and abusing young children to register with local authorities has resulted in safer communities. Likewise, laws dictating where convicted child molesters may live and work have likely prevented numerous crimes against children. That being the case, some […]
Housing Update – Jacksonville, Fl
Burch’s Transitional House 2058 Danese Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206 (904) 345-9848
Housing Update – Hillsborough County
We have a new housing update available, in Hillsborough County Florida, which is Tampa. FSJ Housing contact person: Rick Evans @ 813-294-0341 2818 N Nebraska Ave Tampa FL 33603 Rent is $100.00 per week and that includes kitchen, bathroom, washer, dryer, and fridge Map Location Housing Update – Hillsborough County
Children in a home of a Sex Offender
It is NOT against any Brevard County Sex Offender ordinance to not be permitted to have any children in the home, only if you are a registered citizen on supervision. The only condition is, only if you are on supervision. It is against a sex offenders rights to be arrested for having children in your home. […]
Sex Offender Research and News
ADOC: Hualapai Unit will house sex offenders Posted: 08 Dec 2015 09:53 PM PST 12-9-15 Arizona: KINGMAN – When the Hualapai Unit at Arizona State Prison-Kingman reopens next month for the first time since riotous inmates destroyed four of five housing pods in July, the facility won’t be home to general population prisoners, but to […]
Sex offenders on Facebook
Facebook as a busting agent of friend’s of Sex Offenders. “Here is a friend’s App everyone needs.”http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/facebook-app-reveals-friends-sex-offender-article-1.1787259 Facebook app reveals if friends are registered sex offenders The free Friend Verifier app scans the people you are connected to on social media and points out anyone who is linked to the national sex offender registry. […]
Legal News
Pasco approves new restrictions on where sex offenders can live ACLU Challenges Miami-Dade Housing Restriction Forcing Former Sex Offenders to Live by Railroad Tracks Florida Town Offers Housing for Criminal Sex Offenders Sex Offender Risk and Recidivism in Florida Status of Ex-Offender Reentry Efforts In Cities Relief from sex offender registration and notification requirements Sex […]
Motion To Dismiss
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA YOUR NAME Defendant Vs. Case No: _______ STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff MOTION TO DISMISS COMES NOW, the Defendant, Pro-Se, pursuant to R.C.P. ______ , and moves this Honorable Court […]
Motion To Clarify
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR “name of county” COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA YOUR NAME, Defendant. Vs. Case Number (s): 01-55555 STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, MOTION TO DEFINE AND / OR CLARIFY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION COMES NOW the Defendant, Your Name, pro-se pursuant to Florida Rules […]
Mitigating Financial Obligations
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR (name of county) COUNTY FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff Vs. […]
Early Term Of Supervision
RE: Motion to Modify or Terminate Probation Please find attached a sample format to be used in a Motion to Modify or Terminate Probation or Community Control. This matter is related to your criminal case, but we cannot represent you unless the Judge appoints us to do so. You will need to complete the pleadings […]
Demand For Discovery
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR (COUNTY NAME) COUNTY, FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, PLAINTIFF, CASE NO: ___________ YOUR NAME, DEFENDANT ______________________, Retype everything in the main body, in lower case. DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY COMES NOW, THE DEFENDANT, Your Name, IN PROPER PERSON, […]
Certificate Of Service
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Your Name, HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been furnished to: Name Of Clerk Clerk Of Circuit Court Citrus County Courthouse Street Address Room # City, State, Zip Code Name Of State Attorney Office Of State Attorney Citrus […]
Bill Of Sale
___________(1)___________, of __________ STATE OF _________(1)________) ) ss: COUNTY OF ________(2)________) KNOW YE ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That, ________(3)__________, of ____________(4)______________, for and in consideration of payment of the sum of $_____(5)_____, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey to ___________(6)____________ of ______________(7)________________, […]