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Identifier: e_cle_001022
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated
Description: Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated, concerning the conundrum the Texas Department of Corrections faces as the overburdened parole system contributes to the higher rate of repeat offenders who are thus jailed, creating a greater prison population. This article includes statistics and a table with outlining the "Texas prison population crisis."
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas Prison System, Texas Probation Commission, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Genre: Stats (copies)
Subject Topic: Criminal statistics, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons administration
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_009870
Title: Prison Financing and Construction Plan, State of Texas, July 1987
Description: Prison Financing and Construction Plan, State of Texas, July 1987. Bound plan of prison financing and construction for the State of Texas Department of Corrections (TDC). The plan begins with a letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to the Texas Legislature, in which the Governor emphasizes the importance of new prison construction and financing after the ruling on the Ruiz v Estelle case.
Page Count: 70
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Privatization
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005565
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Senate okays prison emergency program, working furloughs" March 24, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Senate okays prison emergency program, working furloughs" March 24, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004667
Title: Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, September 2, 1982
Description: Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, September 2, 1982. Request for projected paroles for the coming year.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Torres, Ruben
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001062
Title: Newspaper clipping titled, "Prisons speed up early releases," October 23, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping titled, "Prisons speed up early releases," by Virginia Ellis, Dallas Times-Herald, October 23, 1986. Article discusses Texas Department of Corrections policy of releasing prisoners early to ease prison crowding. Quotes Texas Sen. Ray Farabee and attorney Harry Whittington.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Ellis, Virginia
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Whittington, Harry, Farabee, Ray
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Early release programs
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005552
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982. Regarding a meeting to approve processes to avoid prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas. Department of Corrections, Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013862
Title: Memo from Johnny R. McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Alternatives to TDC's Overcrowding, April 6, 1981
Description: Memo from Johnny R. McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Alternatives to TDC's Overcrowding, April 6, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_005658
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Firm charges state $1 million legal fee," July 1, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Firm charges state $1 million legal fee," July 1, 1982
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005591
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White: Put convicts on floor," May 17, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White: Put convicts on floor," by Gordon Dillow, San Antonio Light, May 17, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009813
Title: Memo from Scott Rider to Knox Fitzpatrick, June 20, 1990
Description: Memo from Scott Rider to Knox Fitzpatrick, June 20, 1990, includes organizational charts, construction costs, and other details covered during a construction briefing held to review the status of construction projects/issues undertaken by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Fitzpatrick, Knox
Subject Name: Terrell, Charles T., Polunsky, Alan, Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005353
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981, by the Associated Press, in the Dallas Times Herald. The article describes approval by the House Appropriations Committee for building metal prison dormitories.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Associated Press
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Appropriations Committee, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_014455
Title: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., for Bond Review Board, January 29, 1988
Description: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., for Bond Review Board, January 29, 1988. Topics include constructing new prisons, and construction money allocation.
Page Count: 6
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Construction projects, Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_009814
Title: Summary report for the Texas Department of Corrections sent from Gerald A. Mays to Bill Clements, May 15, 1989
Description: Summary report for the Texas Department of Corrections sent from Gerald A. Mays to Bill Clements, May 15, 1989, outlining prices for updates and the schedule of those updates.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Mays, Gerald A.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Terrell, Charles T.
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005592
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Go for the tent maker" May 14, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Go for the tent maker" May 14, 1981
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005588
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Plan eases prison woes", May 9, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Plan eases prison woes", May 9, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prison furloughs, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013762
Title: Notes with key points for Press Conference, October 23, 1981
Description: Briefing for Press Conference, October 23, 1981. Regarding redistricting, appointment of judge, Ruiz case, parole program, disaster areas, telephone calls, pollsters and illegal alien count.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Election districts, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000108
Title: Remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet, October 20, 1978
Description: Remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet, October 20, 1978. Campaign remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet in Brenham, Texas. Clements discusses criminal justice reforms, prison overcrowding, the energy crisis, and other Texas issues.
Page Count: 15
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993, Texas. Department of Public Safety, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Schlesinger, James R., AFL-CIO‏
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Law enforcement, Energy and natural resources, Taxation, Food supply, Education, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Police, Drug traffic, Campaign funds
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, John Hill

Identifier: e_cle_001328
Title: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., regarding drugs and crime, undated
Description: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., regarding drugs and crime, undated. Clements addresses his views on law enforcement, drug use, pornography, and prison overcrowding, comparing his policies to those of Governor Mark White.
Page Count: 8
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Public Safety, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Drug abuse, Speeches, addresses, etc., English
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_009508_0001
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987. Letter is regarding the construction of new prison facilities.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_014025
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to George Bayoud, September 26, 1988
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to George Bayoud, September 26, 1988. Regarding Exceeding Prison Capacity Limits
Page Count: 3
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Bayoud, George
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

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