DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA – “The Heavenly Prison” (Ep. 8) // America 250 OTR B4TV

The original mission: A study of the American penitentiary.

Before he wrote his masterpiece, Tocqueville came to see the prisons. Join B4TV for a visit to Sing Sing and the Eastern State Penitentiary as the series explores the “rehabilitative” experiments of the 1830s.

THE PRODUCTION LOG:

Historical Focus: The birth of the American penal system.

Original Air Date: March 7, 1962