Criminal suftis system more fair. They outlaw recommendations for them to consider. The Vice President of government studies at the Brookings Institution and i would like to welcome you to this forum on criminal Justice Reform. We are webcasting this event live so a warm welcome to all of our viewers from across the country and also those of you watching it live on cspan. We will be archiving video for this event so you will have an opportunity to view it later if you would like at brookings. Edu. We would also welcome any questions or comments that you have. Weve set up a twitter feed at cjreform. Thats cjreform. You are welcome to post any comments that you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities and we need to inform the criminal Justice System and develop alternatives to the existing policies. Today well be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach
Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
History tv. Over the next two hours we will explore the rich and varied history of the city located on the james river as we torqued sites and special collections that tell the story of richmond from its founding to today. Atbegin with a look virginias capital, the First Capital building in the United States completed after the revolution. We are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the American Revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on countytate capitols, courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. Cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We start with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in nor