The most recent events for the Tocqueville - Courts & Judicial Process Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=12 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 07:24:41 GMT Tocqueville - Courts & Judicial Process Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Knoxville, Georgia while on their way to Washington, DC in January 1832. Judge Culpepper and Mr. Mincey talked about Tocqueville's perceptions of the U.S. judicial system, especially the role of juries. They also took audience, calls, faxes and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97948-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97948-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Cincinnati on their way down the Ohio River in December 1831. During their stay they talked with several members of the legal profession, including Salmon P. Chase and John McLean. Judge Jones provided his perspectives on the state of the U.S. judicial system. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96072-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96072-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Philadelphia in October 1831. During their stay there, they visited Eastern State Penitentiary. Mr. Kelley talked about the Eastern State Penitentiary and provided a tour of the site. He also highlighted what Tocqueville and Beaumont saw and wrote about the facility and its inmates. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/92939-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/92939-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Green Bay on their way through the Great Lakes region in August 1831. Two attorneys discussed Tocqueville's impressions of the legal profession and how U.S. impressions of attorneys http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/89227-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/89227-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Guests and viewers discussed Tocqueville's impressions of Sing-Sing prison and U.S. correctional principles and how these relate to debates about the criminal justice system today. Footage of Sing-Sing prison and interviews with several persons who work there were also shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/85031-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/85031-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Unedited footage from Sing Sing prison was shown. Some of the language may be offensive to some viewers. French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville wrote a report on the American prison system during his visit to North America in the 1830s. The first prison they saw was Sing Sing prison located on the banks of the Hudson River. Mr. Kehn is the historian of Sing Sing Prison. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/90529-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/90529-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Ossining, where Sing Sing prison is located, in June 1831. Professor Panetta talked about Tocqueville's and Beaumont's studies of the penitentiary system and Mayor Cambariere by telephone talked about the role of the prison in Ossining today. Mr. Dorian talked about Ossining in the 1830s. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84908-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84908-1 Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT