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Identifier: e_cle_000582
Title: Speech prepared for Bill Clements presentation to the Texas Probation Association on April 19, 1982
Description: Speech prepared for Bill Clements presentation to the Texas Probation Association on April 19, 1982, regarding the Texas War on Drugs, prison overcrowding, and general anti-crime rhetoric.
Page Count: 10
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texans War on Drugs Committee
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005594
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Government opposes Texas on prison case," June 20, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Government opposes Texas on prison case," by Paul West, Dallas Times Herald, June 20, 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_001620
Title: Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982
Description: Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982, regarding inmate unrest in Texas prisons .
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, Austin, T. Louis, Jr., Herndon, David
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements to seek more prison cells," February 14, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News by Sam Kinch, Jr., headlined "Clements to seek more prison cells," February 14, 1981, regarding request to the legislature for funds to build new prisons.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kinch, Sam
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001273
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," October 29, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," by Associated Press, Dallas Times-Herald, October 29, 1986.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_013607
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 4
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Sowell, Polly, 1927-, Harris, Janie
Subject Topic: Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001607
Title: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982. Items on the agenda include Texas Department of Correction's decision to mix violent offenders with non-violent offenders, and the possibility of building greater capacity dormitory facilities.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013728
Title: Notes with key points for Press Conference, March 20, 1981
Description: Notes with key points for Press Conference, March 20, 1981. Regarding faulty land patents, Ruiz v Estelle, the Department of Corrections, bilingual education lawsuit, nuclear waste bill and the bill regarding alcohol age restriction.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Education, Bilingual, Radioactive waste disposal, Alcohol--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014494
Title: Report titled "A Plan to Control T.D.C. population", April 3, 1987
Description: Report titled "A Plan to Control T.D.C. population", April 3, 1987. Report is in regards to prison overcrowding, and proposes potential solutions to this issue.
Page Count: 11
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_013768
Title: Briefing for Press Conference, November 13, 1981
Description: Briefing for Press Conference, November 13, 1981. Bell telephone proposal, reduction in state employees, re-election announcement, Ruiz case, redistricting, water planning, Reagan's visits, school dictionaries, half way houses, communists in Mexico, judicial appointment and Mark White.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Election districts, Water resources development, Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle, Ronald Reagan

Identifier: e_cle_000589
Title: Memo from B.D. Daniel to Bill Clements, June 10, 1982
Description: Memo from B.D. Daniel to Bill Clements, June 10, 1982, regarding statements made by Mark White in reference to Ruiz v Estelle updates
Page Count: 2
Creator: Daniel, B.D.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009879
Title: TDC Plan for Increased Inmate Intake Due to Additional Capacity Slated for November, 1988 through March, 1990, undated
Description: TDC Plan for Increased Inmate Intake Due to Additional Capacity Slated for November, 1988 through March, 1990, undated. This report provides information on an increased intake process, additional staff needed, and the impact to the jail backlog. Includes TDC New Unit Occupancy Schedule and Expansion and Improvement Schedule.
Page Count: 4
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001063
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Monitor early releases," October 24, 1986
Description: Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Monitor early releases," October 24, 1986, concerning the Texas Department of Corrections' early release programs as a response to prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas Prison System, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005613
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor disappointed over woman's slaying", October 24, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor disappointed over woman's slaying", October 24, 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_006328
Title: Executive Order by William P. Clements, Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, June 10, 1982
Description: Executive Order by William P. Clements, Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, June 10, 1982.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005560
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "To assist in TDC appeal White hires private law firm," July 14, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post by Tom Nelson headlined, "To assist in TDC appeal White hires private law firm," July 14, 1981, regarding Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit against the Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_006133
Title: Report titled "Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections," April 6, 1981
Description: Report titled "Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections." Includes the following attachments: TDC's Construction Schedule Over 1982-1983 Biennium, costs, and Comparison of Prison Capacity charts.
Page Count: 14
Creator: Office of General Counsel and Criminal Justice Division
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Halfway Houses
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009882
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to Alberti Proposed Order File regarding Status Conference with Attorneys, December 20, 1989
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to Alberti Proposed Order File regarding Status Conference with Attorneys. The attorneys for both sides and Judge Justice discussed the progress of reducing the inmate population in Harris County jails.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Scott, Rider
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"

Identifier: e_cle_004993
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements in 1980: going to the mat", undated.
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements in 1980: going to the mat", undated. The article covers Governor Clements first year in office, his use of polls, and the expansion of the Texas prison system.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Byers, William Bowling, 1920-
Subject Topic: Wiretapping, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005650
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements predicts lesser-security prisons," January 28, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements predicts lesser-security prisons," January 28, 1982
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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