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Identifier
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e_cle_000072
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Title
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Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986. Regarding the consequences of the Ruiz v Estelle case. Gunn, retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Texas Department of Corrections, summarizes his involvement in prison reform in Texas and gives suggestions for improvement of the prison system, criminal justice, and the police. The letter is annotated by Clements.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Gunn, Robert
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons administration, Crime prevention, Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Crime, Privatization, Police
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004993
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements in 1980: going to the mat", undated.
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Byers, William Bowling, 1920-
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Subject Topic
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Wiretapping, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005650
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements predicts lesser-security prisons," January 28, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements predicts lesser-security prisons," January 28, 1982
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_000474
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dusek, Ron
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004985
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Title
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program, May 1981
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Description
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program. This program is intended to alleviate prison overcrowding by releasing prisoners to halfway houses. Governor Clements was advised that having prisoners sleeping on floors in TDC facilities would impair the State's ability to obtain a stay order in Ruiz v. Estelle.
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Page Count
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4
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Halfway Houses, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_001395
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Title
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News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986
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Description
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News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986. White attaches a letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles encouraging them to ease prison crowding by releasing prisoners up to six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date, May 7, 1982.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Governors--Election, Political campaigns
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_001289
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Huntsville inmates: Better off in prison tent shelters," June 18, 1981
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_005642
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements is reviewing 1,200 parole cases," May 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements is reviewing 1,200 parole cases," May 15, 1982
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_001274
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White, Clements in war of words over TDC policy," October 24, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle headlined "White, Clements in war of words over TDC policy," October 24, 1986, by Jan Rich. White and Clements clash over the use of "good time" in release of prisoners. Some Texas Department of Corrections employees don't want prisons to be part of a political battle and think "good time" is being used alleviate overcrowding not for its original purpose.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_013727
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Title
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Notes with key points for Press Conference, March 13, 1981
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Gasoline--Taxation, Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Interest rates, Union dues, Radioactive waste disposal, Judges--Selection and appointment, Unemployment
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_009892
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Title
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State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Bullock, Bob, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Texas. Department of Transportation
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Construction projects, Budget, Job creation, Foreign economic relations, Education, Public schools, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judges--Selection and appointment, Campaign funds, Education, Higher
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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The Texas Economy, Education Reform, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004616
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Title
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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
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Office of the Governor
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Subject Name
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Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005598
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Group claims lawsuit a factor in Clements' parole decision," July 1, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Group claims lawsuit a factor in Clements' parole decision," by Tim O'Leary, Daily Texan, July 1, 1981.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014454
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Title
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Report titled "Emergency Fact Finding by Criminal Justice Policy Council", January 26, 1988
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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28
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000505
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined:"Prison reform keeps surfacing", March 29, 1982
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Election
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_007225
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Title
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Letter from Rep. Wilhelmina Delco to W.J. Estelle, February 11, 1980
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Description
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Letter from Rep. Wilhelmina Delco to W.J. Estelle, February 11, 1980. Delco voices concerns regarding overcrowding of the prison that Estelle is responsible for.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Delco, Wilhelmina
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Contributor
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004566
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Title
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News release written for Bill Clements, June 9, 1982
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Description
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News release written for Bill Clements, June 9, 1982, regarding the state of Texas prisons, overcrowding, and the state's response to overcrowding.
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Page Count
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3
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_013865
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Title
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Letter from William Bradford Reynolds to Mark White, November 16, 1981
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Description
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Letter from William Bradford Reynolds to Mark White, November 16, 1981. Letter is regarding overcrowding in Texas prisons.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Reynolds, William Bradford
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_009868
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Title
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Update from the Texas Department of Corrections sent to Bill Clements, August 8, 1988
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Description
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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
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Scott, Rider
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_013737
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Title
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Notes with key points for Press Conference, April 23, 1981
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Description
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Notes with key points for Press Conference, April 23, 1981. Regarding federal budget cuts, Mark White and prison veto, bilingual education, initiative and referendum, interest rate, teacher competency testing, tuition rate,
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Tuition, Interest rates
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle