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Identifier: e_cle_005631
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "US agency angers White," November 19, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "US agency angers White," by Sam Kinch, The Dallas Morning News, November 19, 1981. Attorney General Mark White was frustrated that the U.S. Department of Justice continues to side with prisoners asking for better accommodations and believed that they would eventually see Texas' counter-offers as reasonable.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kinch, Sam
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, United States. Department of Justice
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_000054
Title: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of FY 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986
Description: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of Fiscal Year 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986. Memo compares the total population of Texas prisons between 1985 and 1986 and the percentage of change. The total admissions increased 20.21% and total releases increased of 26.56%.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Martinez, Pablo
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration, Prisons, Parole
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001168
Title: Report titled "Fact Sheet: Texas Prisoner Releases," undated
Description: Report titled "Fact Sheet: Texas Prisoner Releases," undated, regarding the prisoner release program and its impact on communities in Texas.
Page Count: 3
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prison furloughs
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_013788
Title: Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982
Description: Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982. Includes a letter to TBC Chairman J.L. Austin expressing concern regarding the decision to close the doors of Texas prisons due to overcrowding. Also includes a revised construction schedule for expanding Texas prisons.
Page Count: 6
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005358
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements raps amnesty idea for prisoners," March 23, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements raps amnesty idea for prisoners," March 23, 1981, by the Associated Press, in the Houston Post. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., states his opposition to granting prisoners amnesty to relieve prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Associated Press
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform