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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_005145
Title: Letter to William P. Clements, Jr., from TDC inmate Emiliano F. Magana, March 26, 1979
Description: 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.
Page Count: 5
Creator: Magana, Emiliano Figueroa
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Texas. Good Neighbor Commission
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004972
Title: Letter from Jack D. Kyle to David Dean regarding a new facility for inmates, April 27, 1981
Description: Letter from Jack D. Kyle to David Dean regarding a new facility for inmates. Kyle discusses his recent tour of the Harris County Rehab Center. He advises Dean that a new facility would cost less than purchasing and renovating the Harris County Center. Governor Clements annotates the letter and wants to follow through with Kyle's proposed study to research all available options.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Kyle, Jack
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

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_006131
Title: Press release regarding Ohio Lucasville Prison Case, June 15, 1981
Description: Press release regarding Ohio Lucasville Prison Case. Governor Clements sees the Ohio decision as a significant argument to leave prison system administration to legislatures and correction officials, rather than the courts. He emphasizes, though, triple ceiling of inmates will be eliminated by July 1.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013791
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," May 15, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Hobby, Bill, 1932-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_002110
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982. Letter to the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and two board members regarding prison overcrowding and releasing inmates to mandatory supervision six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons
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_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_005154
Title: State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate: Agenda
Description: Agenda for the State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate regarding overcrowding in the Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on State Affairs
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature. Senate, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014239
Title: A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board (Part 2), October 10, 1988
Description: A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board (Part 2), October 10, 1988. Regarding correspondence with the Governor's Offices regarding prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 110
Creator: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014518
Title: Texas Department of Corrections Report titled "Inmate Education Level," July 1989
Description: Texas Department of Corrections Report titled "Inmate Education Level," July 1989. Report compares education levels among inmates in the Texas Department of Corrections and provides the results for five Texas counties.
Page Count: 12
Creator: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Education, Prisons, Literacy
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014506
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding Furlough Update, October 21, 1988
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding Furlough Update, October 21, 1988. Regarding the return to prison of criminal convicted of murder, sexual crimes or major narcotics trafficking who had been released on furlong.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prison furloughs
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005520
Title: Letter from William Bennett Turner to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 7, 1980
Description: Letter from William Bennett Turner to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 7, 1980. The letter regards the Governor's statement issued on April 1, 1980, elaborating reasons for vetoing the parole of David Ruiz.
Page Count: 3
Creator: William, Turner
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

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_005531
Title: Letter from Mark White to William Bradford Reynolds, December 17, 1981
Description: Letter from Mark White to William Bradford Reynolds, December 17, 1981. The letter regards the Ruiz v. Estelle case and clarifies the position of the Department of Corrections on certain aspect of the case. The department also submitted a number of plans to the United States and the Court on many of the affected areas.
Page Count: 13
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Reynolds, William Bradford
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_000767
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. Governor Clements writes to the Chairman of the Texas Board of Corrections expressing shock at locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates. The governor says that the doors of the Texas Department of Corrections will be open on May 17, 1982, and solutions will need to be created to keep the doors open and the criminal justice system functioning properly.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004389
Title: Memo from Beth Arnold to David Herndon regarding possibilities for project manager of the Blue Ribbon Commission, June 16, 1982
Description: Memo from Beth Arnold to David Herndon regarding possibilities for project manager of the Blue Ribbon Commission, June 16, 1982. Arnold's memo lists possible project manager candidates and describes their qualifications.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Office of General Counsel and Criminal Justice Division
Contributor: Herndon, David
Subject Name: Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_007218
Title: Letter to Mark White From William P. Clements, February 22, 1980
Description: Letter to Mark White From William P. Clements, February 22, 1980. The letter chastises the Attorney General for the "political" nature of his previous letter with regards to Ruiz v. Estelle and the surrounding prison reforms. Also included is White's previous letter.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_012226
Title: Letter from Jim Mattox (Attorney General of Texas) to William P. Clements, November 11, 1986
Description: Letter from Jim Mattox (Attorney General of Texas) to William P. Clements, November 11, 1986. Mattox suggests cooperation in areas of common concern such as the prison issues, proposing a non-partisan approach; the Ruiz case is mentioned
Page Count: 2
Creator: Mattox, Jim
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Election, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

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