Jocelyn Simonson

Feb 27, 2024 | time.com | John Legend |Jocelyn Simonson

On Feb. 1, the Georgia legislature passed Senate Bill 63, a law aimed squarely at stifling democracy and dissent. Contrary to what some would have us believe, the law would also undermine public safety. If signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp, the bill would cap the number of times that people and groups can pay bail, purposefully targeting community bail funds, churches, and any group pooling resources for those in overcriminalized communities.

Sep 7, 2023 | slate.com | Jocelyn Simonson

Jurisprudence Many people first learned about the reach of Georgia’s state RICO statute last month, when Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly conspiring to overturn Georgia’s presidential election results. It turns out that the very same grand jury was also asked to indict a different RICO case, brought by a different prosecutor—Republican state Attorney General Christopher Carr. This indictment, filed on Aug.

Sep 7, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Jocelyn Simonson

Many people first learned about the reach of Georgia’s state RICO statute last month, when Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly conspiring to overturn Georgia’s presidential election results. It turns out that the very same grand jury was also asked to indict a different RICO case, brought by a different prosecutor—Republican state Attorney General Christopher Carr. This indictment, filed on Aug.

Aug 17, 2023 | inquest.org | Jocelyn Simonson

In their roundtable responses, Sharlyn Grace and Micah Herskind both illustrate the long-term changes—personal and collective, social and political—that can come from engaging in struggle with others within and outside the criminal legal system. Grace and Herskind each describe themselves as organizers radicalized through long-term collective resistance to the carceral state.

Aug 15, 2023 | thenation.com | Jocelyn Simonson |Jeet Heer |Missouri Williams |Elie Mystal

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