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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"

Identifier: e_cle_000474
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," El Paso Times, May, 14, 1982. After Texas prisons closed due to overcrowding, Clements criticized the Texas Board of Corrections and ordered them to continue absorbing prisoners.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Dusek, Ron
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004981
Title: Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles, November 24, 1980
Description: Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles. The memo was prepared for the purpose of assisting the governor when asked questions regarding the Board and the governor's role in the parole process. While the governor had a high parole denial rate of 28 percent, the overcrowding issue is due to more people committing crimes and prison construction not keeping up with that pace.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004988
Title: Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Update of April 6, 1981, Report on Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections, August 6, 1981
Description: Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Update of April 6, 1981, Report on Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections. Dean advises Governor Clements that the inmate population at TDC facilities will increase by 350-375 inmates per month, how Judge Justice's order will affect the number of beds, and the number of beds that will be available/required at the end of the biennium
Page Count: 2
Creator: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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_001289
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Huntsville inmates: Better off in prison tent shelters," June 18, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Huntsville inmates: Better off in prison tent shelters," June 18, 1981. Clipping is from the San Antonio Express, and is regarding overcrowding in prisons.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_013868
Title: Memo from David Herndon to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Prison Overcrowding, June 21, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Prison Overcrowding, June 21, 1982.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding

Identifier: e_cle_013776
Title: Briefing for Press Conference, December 18, 1981
Description: Briefing for Press Conference, December 18, 1981 with attached memo from David Herndon to Clements regarding a possible settlement in the Ruiz case. Regarding presentation to the Lombardi winner, Ruiz case, Mark White, teacher salaries, Proxmire Golden Fleece award.
Page Count: 3
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001621
Title: Memo from David Herndon from William P. Clements, July 9, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon from William P. Clements, July 9, 1982, regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle case and negotiations.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013727
Title: Notes with key points for Press Conference, March 13, 1981
Description: Notes with key points for Press Conference, March 13, 1981. Regarding the gasoline tax, Senate Natural Resources Committee, budget, Ruiz v Estelle and Mark White, interest rate, dues check-off, nuclear waste, ethics bill, creation of new appellate judgeships and district courts, unemployment bill.
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Gasoline--Taxation, Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Interest rates, Union dues, Radioactive waste disposal, Judges--Selection and appointment, Unemployment
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_009881
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988. Regarding the Monitors' report on the Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County federal jail lawsuit.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Lindsay, Jon, United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
Subject Genre: Reports
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_009892
Title: State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989
Description: State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989. Speech regarding the State of Texas. Topics discussed include the Texas economy, education reform, criminal justice reform, and taxation.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Bullock, Bob, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Texas. Department of Transportation
Subject Topic: Prisons, Construction projects, Budget, Job creation, Foreign economic relations, Education, Public schools, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judges--Selection and appointment, Campaign funds, Education, Higher
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): The Texas Economy, Education Reform, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004983
Title: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population, January 7, 1981
Description: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population. After a working paper/proposal from TDC was released without notification to the governor, McCollum and others decided all future public proposals will be released with the coordination of TDC, the Attorney General's Office, and the Governor's Office.
Page Count: 2
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004616
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, 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, 1982. Review includes "carrying the state's correction system into the twenty-first century" and how to effectively deal with prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 4
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_005598
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Group claims lawsuit a factor in Clements' parole decision," July 1, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Group claims lawsuit a factor in Clements' parole decision," by Tim O'Leary, Daily Texan, July 1, 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_001396
Title: Memo regarding "Mark White's prison press release," October 20, 1986
Description: Memo from "Jim," a consultant with the Governor William P. Clements, Jr., campaign, regarding "Mark White's prison press release" October 20, 1986. Jim advises the Clements campaign of how to respond to White's charges regarding Clements' management of prison overcrowding and early release during his term as Texas governor.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Political campaigns
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_014454
Title: Report titled "Emergency Fact Finding by Criminal Justice Policy Council", January 26, 1988
Description: Report titled "Emergency Fact Finding by Criminal Justice Policy Council", January 26, 1988. Topics include methods to make prisons more safe and optimizing Texas Prisons.
Page Count: 28
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000505
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined:"Prison reform keeps surfacing", March 29, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Prison reform keeps surfacing," Austin American-Statesman, March 29, 1982. Prison overcrowding and funding is a major issue in the 1982 election year.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004566
Title: News release written for Bill Clements, June 9, 1982
Description: News release written for Bill Clements, June 9, 1982, regarding the state of Texas prisons, overcrowding, and the state's response to overcrowding.
Page Count: 3
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_009868
Title: Update from the Texas Department of Corrections sent to Bill Clements, August 8, 1988
Description: Update from the Texas Department of Corrections sent to Bill Clements, August 8, 1988, this document is writing in order to justify prison expansion in Texas
Page Count: 8
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Scott, Rider
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

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