Professor Jonathan Simon discusses the case of a Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy being tried for the death of an unarmed motorist now facing a less serious charge after prosecutors failed to demonstrate that he used a semiautomatic pistol in the 2018 shooting — even though there is no dispute that he did
Professor Chuck Weisselberg says the oldest and most vulnerable cohort of people within the federal prison system are at the mercy of the parole commission, an agency that’s been dying for decades
Professor Jonathan Simon says rehabilitative measures should be offered to all prisoners and are an effective means of addressing the underlying reasons individuals commit crimes, particularly violent offenses
Professor Jonathan Simon says he is he is skeptical of claims that the Chauvin verdict will be overturned on the grounds that remarks from Maxine Waters prejudiced the jury
Professor Jonathan Simon discusses how the guilty verdict in the Chauvin case could be a turning point in the culture of policing and race relations in America