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Identifier
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e_cle_005362
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prison funding budget additions not needed now, White says"
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prison funding budget additions not needed now, White says," by the Post Austin Bureau, undated. Article describes Attorney General Mark White's assertion that Texas will not need to appropriate more money for prison funding, and that the state will contest U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice's ruling against the Texas prison system.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
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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, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_012213
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Title
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Letter from Eddie A. Fanick, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 8, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Eddie A. Fanick, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 8, 1986. Constituent letter criticizing Mark White's administration and their actions regarding three "hot issues": the early release of criminals due to prison overcrowding, property tax, and water conservation.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Fanick, Eddie A.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, Property tax, Sales tax, Water, Water conservation
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005536
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Title
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Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., May 21, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., May 21, 1982. The letter is regarding prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_013739
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Title
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Notes with key points for Press Conference, April 24, 1981
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Description
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Notes with key points for Press Conference, April 24, 1981. Regarding Reagan's economic program, interest rate bill, bilingual education and prison lawsuits, Correction Board hearing, tuition increase, initiative and referendum, budgets, pawnbroker license, teacher competency testing and, blue law repeal.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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Economic policy, Interest rates, Education, Bilingual, Prisons--Overcrowding, Tuition, budgets
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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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Ronald Reagan
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Identifier
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e_cle_001370
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Title
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Letter from Mark White to Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, August 22, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Mark White to Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, August 22, 1986. With recent increases to prison admissions, Governor Mark White is requesting Lieutenant Governor William Hobby to work with him to increase prison capacity by considering all methods to increase space, including public construction, privatization, and the use of available state facilities. The Texas Department of Corrections should be given an additional budget if possible.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Contributor
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Hobby, Bill, 1932-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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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_005535
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Title
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Comics on Ruiz v. Estelle, 1982
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Description
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Comics on Ruiz v. Estelle, 1982. The comics depict prison overcrowding.
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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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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, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005551
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon to William P. Clements, September 23, 1982
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Description
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memo from David Herndon to William P. Clements, September 23, 1982, regarding prison overcrowding
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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2
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Identifier
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e_cle_004987
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Title
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Halfway House and Inmate Tent Program, July 30, 1981
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Description
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Halfway House and Inmate Tent Program. Governor Clements discusses the terms inmates agree to when released to a halfway house and the plan's necessity to relieve triple ceiling. He also discusses the tent program where 1091 inmates had been successfully housed in tents.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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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_004984
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Title
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Position Paper on Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections, April 30, 1981
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Description
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Position Paper on Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections. The paper covers five recommendations: diversions to halfway houses, increased funding for halfway houses, appropriation of additional funds to purchase Harris County Rehabilitation Center, appropriation of funds for TDC to contract with private construction companies to build new prison facilities, and opposition to any legislation authorizing work furlough release to private residences. Includes budget.
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Page Count
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4
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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_005920
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981, concerning Justice William Wayne's Ruiz V Estelle decision in reference to the timeline it established.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
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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_014238
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Title
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A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board, October 10, 1988
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Description
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A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board, October 10, 1988. Regarding Prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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54
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Creator
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Texas. Governor's Budget and Planning Office
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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 2, 1987-1991"
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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_009876
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Title
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Letter from David Spencer to Rider Scott regarding Plan to Relieve Jail and Prison Overcrowding, June 17, 1988
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Description
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Letter from David Spencer to Rider Scott regarding Plan to Relieve Jail and Prison Overcrowding. Spencer responds to Scott affirming the Texas Adult Probation Commission can help relieve overcrowding issues by expanding its probation programs.
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Page Count
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10
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Creator
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Spencer, David
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Contributor
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Scott, Rider
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Subject Name
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Texas Adult Probation Commission
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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 2, 1987-1991"
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Identifier
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e_cle_013734
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Title
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 1981
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Description
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 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_012215
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Title
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Letter from William Wayne Justice to William P. Clements, Jr., December 1, 1986
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Description
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Letter from William Wayne Justice to William P. Clements, Jr., December 1, 1986. Regarding Clements' request to confer with William Wayne Justice, Chief Judge of the United States District Court in the East District of Texas, over the Ruiz v Estelle case on prison overcrowding. Justice explains that he cannot meet with Clements until the Assistant Attorney General, F. Scott McCown's, concerns are met.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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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 Criminal Justice, Nathan, Vincent M.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_012216
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Title
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Letter from Scott McCown to William Wayne Justice, November 26, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Scott McCown to William Wayne Justice, November 26, 1986. Regarding William P. Clements, Jr. request to confer with Chief Judge William Wayne Justice over the Ruiz v Estelle case. McCown, Special Assistant Attorney General, informs Justice that he is not opposed to meeting, but requests that counsel be present and that he would like an opportunity to speak with Clements and others involved in the case.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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McCown, F. Scott
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Contributor
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Doran, Hilary, Jr., Nathan, Vincent M.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_001606
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor Bill Clements, June 21, 1982
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor Bill Clements, June 21, 1982, regarding newly build prison blocks and solutions to Texas prison overcrowding, includes tables with costs for prison expansions and a timeline.
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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 Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
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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_005559
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Title
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Letter from James Windham to Mark White, March 14, 1981
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Description
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Letter from James Windham to Mark White, March 14, 1981. Regarding Authorization to Engage Outside Counsel to Assist in the Ruiz Case
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Windham, James
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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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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_006089
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Title
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News Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, November 19, 1982
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Description
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News Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, November 19, 1982. Regarding the preliminary recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to the Governor on November 23, 1982.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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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, Lipshy, Bruce, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, Criminals--Rehabilitation
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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_014425
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Title
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Minutes from the Governor's Senior Staff Meeting, February 21, 1989
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Description
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Minutes from the Governor's Senior Staff Meeting, February 21, 1989. Regarding prison construction funding, the Rio Grande sewage treatment plant, the Board of Governor's Conference and National Governor's Conference, the constitutionality of FDIC and FSLIC Actions in Texas, legislative policy, and gubernatorial appointments.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Border Governors Conference
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Water, Banks and Banking, Gun control
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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_000393
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Baytown Sun headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes," May 23, 1982. Published in the Baytown Sun. Article states that U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice has "all but taken over supervision of Texas prisons" and has "circumvented lawful functions of a state district court in Harris County."
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
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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, Criminal Justice Reform