Jocelyn Simonson

Jocelyn Simonson is a professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and the author of Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People are Dismantling Mass Incarceration, published with the New Press. She writes and teaches about criminal law, criminal procedure, and the ways that social movements shift our views of justice. She is @j_simonson on Twitter.

A still from the award-winning short film “The Court Watchers,” created by Zealous.

“We’re Only Here to Watch” “We’re Only Here to Watch”

How courtwatchers are shifting the power dynamics in criminal courtrooms.

Aug 15, 2023 / Feature / Jocelyn Simonson

“They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!”

“They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!” “They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!”

In a rare move, a group of elected officials has begun showing up in courtrooms to bear witness to the banal cruelty that keep Rikers going.

Oct 11, 2021 / Jocelyn Simonson

Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris Says Her Campaign Is ‘For the People’ Kamala Harris Says Her Campaign Is ‘For the People’

The problem is that the phrase, a longtime favorite of prosecutors, has a divisive and troubled history.

Feb 5, 2019 / Jocelyn Simonson

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