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Identifier: e_cle_005577
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements' prison plan hits snag," 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements' prison plan hits snag," by the Associated Press, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Associated Press
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001371
Title: Report titled "Issue Brief: regarding Prisons," August 15, 1985
Description: Report titled "Issue Brief: regarding Prisons," August 15, 1985. Report is regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle case, and how it will affect the Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 5
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005631
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "US agency angers White," November 19, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "US agency angers White," by Sam Kinch, The Dallas Morning News, November 19, 1981. Attorney General Mark White was frustrated that the U.S. Department of Justice continues to side with prisoners asking for better accommodations and believed that they would eventually see Texas' counter-offers as reasonable.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kinch, Sam
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, United States. Department of Justice
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005150
Title: Memos from Johnny R. McCollum regarding Texas Department of Corrections Overcrowding, September 1981
Description: Memos from Johnny R. McCollum regarding Texas Department of Corrections overcrowding, September 1981. McCollum's file memo of September 29, 1981, summarizes his actions to avoid the Texas Department of Corrections reaching capacity. Related memos of September 23 and September 25 to Ruben Torres, John Onion, and Texas Supreme Court Judge Joe Greenhill outline the TDC's overcrowding problem and describe possible solutions.
Page Count: 7
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J.
Contributor: Greenhill, Joe R., Torres, Ruben
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005610
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White, Justice officials meet on suit," September 11, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White, Justice officials meet on suit," Houston Post, September 11, 1981
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_000054
Title: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of FY 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986
Description: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of Fiscal Year 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986. Memo compares the total population of Texas prisons between 1985 and 1986 and the percentage of change. The total admissions increased 20.21% and total releases increased of 26.56%.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Martinez, Pablo
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration, Prisons, Parole
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005596
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prison time easier [with] new TDC tents," June 4, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prison time easier [with] new TDC tents," June 4, 1981, regarding Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005654
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements, White working together on prison case," June 23, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements, White working together on prison case," by Patti Kilday, Dallas Times Herald, June 23, 1982.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, 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_005151
Title: Letter, Memos, and Notes to William P. Clements, Jr., and Others Regarding Population of the Texas Department of Corrections, September-October 1981
Description: Annotated letter, memos, and notes regarding population of the Texas Department of Corrections, September -October 1981. Includes additional related memos and notes from Governor William P. Clements and administration officials including Walter O'Dell, Larry Janeck, Willis Whately, Ruben Torres, and Johnny R. McCollum.
Page Count: 7
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J., Torres, Ruben, Janecek, Larry
Contributor: Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Torres, Ruben, Whatley, Willis, J.
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005578
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements, White claim prison reform talk credit," April 18, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements, White claim prison reform talk credit," April 18, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Ellis, Virginia
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001168
Title: Report titled "Fact Sheet: Texas Prisoner Releases," undated
Description: Report titled "Fact Sheet: Texas Prisoner Releases," undated, regarding the prisoner release program and its impact on communities in Texas.
Page Count: 3
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prison furloughs
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_005540
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 10, 1982
Description: Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 10, 1982. The press release is about Governor Clements' comment on the Texas Department of Correction's temporary admission freeze. Attached is a letter from Governor Clements to Ruben Torres about prison overcrowding and the Ruiz v. Estelle case.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013788
Title: Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982
Description: Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982. Includes a letter to TBC Chairman J.L. Austin expressing concern regarding the decision to close the doors of Texas prisons due to overcrowding. Also includes a revised construction schedule for expanding Texas prisons.
Page Count: 6
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005358
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements raps amnesty idea for prisoners," March 23, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements raps amnesty idea for prisoners," March 23, 1981, by the Associated Press, in the Houston Post. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., states his opposition to granting prisoners amnesty to relieve prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Associated Press
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005589
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements shows his pen-i-tent," May 8, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements shows his pen-i-tent," by Ann Arnold, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 8, 1981, regarding using army tents to relieve overcrowded prisons.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Arnold, Ann
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005611
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White asks for more time on prison reforms," September 30, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined ,"White asks for more time on prison reforms," by Saralee Tiede, Dallas Times Herald, September 30, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Tiede, Saralee
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_001056
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements wants to rid TDC of service veterans," June 10, 1986
Description: Huntsville Item clipping headlined, "Clements wants to rid TDC of service veterans," June 10, 1986, relating to Bill Clements' call for the resignation of all service veterans from the Department of Corrections, including director O. L. McCotter.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

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