ements, White vvorking together Dn. prison case PATTI KILDAY istin Bureau ,‘USTIN - After weeks of public bick- lig, Gov. William P. Clements Jr. and orney General Mark White met with Texas Board of Corrections here Tues- -. to agree on a position for negotiating a lenient with the Justice Department in Texas prison reform case. Vhite, the Democratic nominee chal- !mg Republican incumbent Clements Us bid for re-election, said the "united it" would be presented by state offi- s in negotiating whether the Texas on system should have to provide sin- (ells for its 33,000 inmates. We will go to the negotiating table in I faith. We're (state officials) on the side. I'm surprised anyone would k we have a difference of opinion," te said after the meeting. bite apparently was referring to the • he and Clements have exchanged how the state should respond to U. S. 9(1 Judge William Wayne Justice's or- 'ast April in the prison lawsuit. Justice red sweeping changes in the correc- . system, including the provision of an idual cell for each inmate. state has appealed the entire order, • 1 ;LS continued negotiations with law- for the prisoners and the Justice De- lent, which has been opposing the in the case. ,nierits on June 10 blasted White for 4 to negotiate a settlement with the 'We will go to the negotiating table in good faith. We're (state officials) on the same side. I'm surprised anyone would think we have a difference of opinion.' -Mark White Justice Department over the single-cell is- sue, saying Justice Department officials had told him they were willing to back off the point. White responded by saying the Justice Department's announcement was a reversal of the position the department took in arguments before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. which has not yet made a ruling on the state's appeal. White agreed that continued negotia- tions would be worthwhile, noting that a shift in the Justice DtTartment's position could aid the state in its attempts to have the prison reform court order overturned. "It would help to have a shift in their position to be supportive of the state of Texas," he said. But he pointed out that a complete settlement of the case is unlikely since all parties, including lawyers for the prisoners, must agree to drop the demand for single cells. See PRISONS on Page 5 ments and White present ,ted front' on prison case ()NS - From Page One Board of Corrections Chair- Louis Austin of Dallas said • meeting that he was not that further negotiations i.inge much in the lengthy e "All of you know how I •st (negotiating) one more I am more than willing to one more time.'' its also has been critical of kloeision to spend $50 ,ppropriated in the special session of the Legislature on a new maximum-security unit. The gover- nor has advocated minimum-securi- ty dormitories instead, since they could be built faster to relieve the inmate population boom. Austin acknowledged that the new prison was discussed at the closed meeting of the board, but he said the governor did not convince him to reconsider dormitories. "We are going to build a new unit," he said. 41'4 • • .0 Q .4- 0 ....., tx) 13" 7:1 cti ...c14 4ai c Q -C 9t.) 5 0 0 0 ▪ 0 • `cg Q t) - 8.44 7,1 a „ :- " , C, , 2 ,Y4 1 .... tx,.. ,.. = .... :-.2. ca - ...c F. c.; .. ,„ o a - a 43 c .4 'c ad t8I (4. § g g 4 - •E .2 E-i C 6 0 ?, 0 -,„ c E ,st, >,,, •-. .3 1-4 .Z E 175 . X = ...:; g a) P.• = C 13 4 ci 7g 8 (1) a ..z > a, ..c , .--4 L• '▪ - q ^rt -1'Z E.' C3 • ' ." -5), X C4 C :1". ..-1 CID f. (..., 0 .., . ..›, .., ... . .... ... x -,,. .2 E--1 ra 2 3 c ,,,.., _ Q., c..).2 . +9114 t", 8 .2 • 41 .i's .I' ''' c .., 4.'d ..4- .... S ... 0 10 "W E c I, :,-. :.1 , 1 •:•1 E-- >,-- I.. c 5) .4 r" P *- al -ci 8 c. ig ' ; . 1' I ° Ca., ' 74.). ii `•-: > : 4) c g 5 c) irei 4 C 6.4 Z 0 04,1 s .v., ..,t 0. - c7-0 "5 >s '5 -c _'... el -.. - A .c (1.) Q,) ui ..,.," - 014 "Cl..... i.,, 48 .....n, .... 1...i ta...., w g 2 13 2 -0 il 0 •E- gs : ,.. .. .51.-6. 0 c,‘, " 7 18 s'ic r:: zc i . • a i 7 -- .... - .4 a. lc-4 - , C0 z ''',..i c.- : • CIO ti L. .'th. 6 gi 2 Le ..... .... .. C., V) 10 • .c° P c3 c -. 5 - ....i. ca z as, c.; 1 L ‘44 44. 0 r Z315 0 2 '6