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Identifier
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e_cle_006911
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 26, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 26, 1981, regarding the governor's appointments to state office, prison overcrowding, and synthetic fuels.
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Page Count
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12
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Nuclear energy, Synthetic fuels, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Appointment to office
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Appointments, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_009786
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Forum to seek ways of easing prison crunch", February 27, 1988
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Forum to seek ways of easing prison crunch", Austin-American Statesman, February 27, 1988. Public officials, legislators, and criminal justice experts joined in a Criminal Justice Summit to discuss how to deal with the issue of prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Criminal Justice Division Advisory Board, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005145
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Title
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Letter to William P. Clements, Jr., from TDC inmate Emiliano F. Magana, March 26, 1979
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Description
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Letter to William P. Clements, Jr. from TDC inmate Emiliano F. Magana, March 26, 1979, regarding his treatment in prison and his case against prisoner David Ruiz.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Magana, Emiliano Figueroa
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Texas. Good Neighbor Commission
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Parole
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005550
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon regarding challenges to the Criminal Justice System throughout the 1980s
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon regarding challenges to the Criminal Justice System throughout the 1980s. Includes clippings, essays, and charts.
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Page Count
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32
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Subject Name
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Crime Stoppers Advisory Council
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Alternatives to imprisonment
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_013607
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982, regarding prison reform in response to Ruiz vs. Estelle lawsuit. "Janie Harris," the name of Clements' secretary, is handwritten in upper right corner.
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Page Count
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4
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Sowell, Polly, 1927-, Harris, Janie
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Subject Topic
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Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_006174
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Title
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Press release from office of William P. Clements Jr. regarding the overcrowding of Texas prisons, December 16, 1981
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Description
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Press release from office of William P. Clements Jr. regarding the overcrowding of Texas prisons, December 16, 1981.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Identifier
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e_cle_013791
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," May 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," by Anne Marie Kilday, Houston Chronicle, May 15, 1982, regarding Texas Department of Corrections Director W.J. Estelle's assertion that 9,000 TDC prisoners can be released to reduce prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Hobby, Bill, 1932-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000434
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud," May 16,1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud", Waco Tribune-Herald, May 16,1982. Gov. Clements battles his Attorney General Mark White over prison reform after the Texas Board of Corrections refuses to accept any more prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Henry, John C.
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_006916
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Title
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Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981. regarding criminal justice reform, gun control, and federal budget cuts.
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Page Count
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13
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Block grants, New Federalism, Gun control
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005154
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Title
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State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate: Agenda
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Description
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Agenda for the State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate regarding overcrowding in the Texas Department of Corrections.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on State Affairs
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature. Senate, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Parole
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_006909
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Press Conference, February 13, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Press Conference, February 13, 1981, regarding prison expansion and wiretapping legislation.
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Page Count
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16
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Rove, Karl, Kaster, Jim
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Wiretapping
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_006910
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 19, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 19, 1981, regarding Texas prison overcrowding, nuclear power and synthetic fuel, and Attorney General Mark White.
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Page Count
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16
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Synthetic fuels, Nuclear energy, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, mark
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Identifier
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e_cle_009784
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements unveils prison plan," July 8, 1987
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements unveils prison plan," by George Kuempel, Dallas Morning News, July 8, 1987, regarding $408 million planned for addressing overcrowding in the Texas prison system by adding 19,346 beds by 1991.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Kuempel, George
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Subject Name
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Scott, Rider
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000587
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Title
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements regarding Fifth Circuit ruling in prison case, June 24, 1982
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Description
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements regarding Fifth Circuit ruling in the prison case Ruiz v. Estelle, June 24, 1982, in which a strategy is employed to deal with Judge Justice's ruling and White's victory as Attorney General.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Daniel, B.D.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004892
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Title
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Memo from Johnny R. McCollum, to David A. Dean, regarding Proposed Orders in Ruiz v. Estelle Prison Suit, 13 March 1981
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Description
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Memo from Johnny R. McCollum, to David A. Dean, regarding proposed orders in Ruiz v. Estelle prison lawsuit, 13 March 1981. Includes responses from the Texas Attorney General, the inmates' attorney, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Page Count
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9
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Contributor
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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United States. Department of Justice
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014504
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Title
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Agenda for meeting with William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison construction, July 7, 1988
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Description
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Agenda for meeting with William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison construction, July 7, 1988. Agenda addresses questions regarding construction costs for new Texas Department of Corrections facilities.
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Page Count
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2
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Construction projects
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005913
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Pardon, parole bill passes", February 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Pardon, parole bill passes", Dallas Morning News, February 4, 1981, reports the passing of an anti-crime bill which gives the governor almost absolute control over the pardons and paroles department, but which also mandates the creation of a statewide halfway houses.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Kuempel, George
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014500
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Title
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Speech by Texas Board of Corrections Chairman Charles Terrell, regarding a report on Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit, April 8, 1988
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Description
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Speech by Texas Board of Corrections Chairman Charles Terrell, regarding a report on Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit, April 8, 1988. Terrell responds to a favorable ruling Special Master Vince Nathan, who was charged with oversight of the Texas Department of Corrections.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Terrell, Charles T.
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Contributor
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Mattox, Jim, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
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Subject Name
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Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014509
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Title
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Letter from Charles Terrell to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding appointee Rider Scott, November 22, 1988
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Description
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Letter from Charles Terrell to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding appointee Rider Scott, November 22, 1988. Terrell, Chair of the Texas Board of Corrections, seeks to retain Scott during the Texas legislative session.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Terrell, Charles T.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature, Texas. Board of Corrections, Scott, Rider
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, State governments--Officials and employees
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014519
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Title
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989
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Description
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989. Rider includes a newspaper clipping by Paul Carrier from the Maine Sunday Telegram describing that state's attempt to expand its prison system, July 16, 1989.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Scott, Rider
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Construction projects
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform