Addressing mass incarceration and repressive policing in the U.S. is a daunting task. Jonathan Simon believes that invoking human dignity, and the need to respect dignity, can fuel efforts to change the direction of the carceral state.
Sharon Dolovich and Alexandra Natapoff, eds., The New Criminal Justice Thinking NYU Press, 2017
Jonathan Simon, Mass Incarceration on Trial: A Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America The New Press, 2014