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Identifier: e_cle_004327
Title: Memo from Larry Janecek to Paul T. Wrotenbery regarding Third Request by TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Unforeseen Developments, March 26, 1982
Description: Memo from Larry Janecek to Paul T. Wrotenbery regarding Third Request by TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Unforeseen Developments, March 26, 1982. Autopen signature request for attorneys fees, Clements agrees with recommendation to "find the fact" to authorize use of funds.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Janecek, Larry
Contributor: Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001199
Title: Transcript excerpts from news program "The Governor Reports," with Governor Mark White discussing campaign issues, September 26, 1986
Description: Annotated transcript excerpts from the KLRU-TV news program "The Governor Reports," regarding Governor Mark White discussing campaign issues, September 26, 1986. Excerpts include White's statements on education, prisons, agriculture, governance, and deferring his salary. White suggests that William P. Clements, Jr., would use money from the Permanent University Fund to balance Texas' budget. Includes office filing form.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Economic policy, Education, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, The Texas Economy

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

Identifier: e_cle_005659
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "White wants compensation fund to be issue in race," August 15, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "White wants compensation fund to be issue in race," August 15, 1982
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

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_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_005549
Title: Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982
Description: Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982. Regarding parole release projections.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Torres, Ruben
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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_006329
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice, August 3, 1982
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice, August 3, 1982. Press release announcing that the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice will hold a public hearing in Austin on August 11, 1982, to receive testimony on critical issues confronting the criminal justice system.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, Lipshy, Bruce, McFarland, Bob
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Early release programs
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

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_001427
Title: Press Release titled "Governor Clements Receives Notice of Prison Crisis Resolution," March 3, 1987
Description: Press Release titled "Governor Clements Receives Notice of Prison Crisis Resolution," March 3, 1987. Governor William P. Clements announced that the prison overcrowding crisis has been resolved, according to Attorney General Jim Mattox. Governor Clements requests the Legislature to approve 10,000 new beds for the prison system for the next two years to alleviate further overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Mattox, Jim
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000061
Title: Letter from Ray Farabee to William P. Clements, Jr., November 11, 1986
Description: Letter from Ray Farabee to William P. Clements, Jr., November 11, 1986. Regarding the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) and the criminal justice system. Farabee asks that William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White "refrain from public statements that might contribute to agency instability" and that reports be studied before any serious policy changes are made.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Farabee, Ray
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

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

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