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Identifier: e_cle_014505
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding Amarillo Texas Department of Corrections Bid, July 14, 1988
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding Amarillo Texas Department of Corrections Bid, July 14, 1988. The lowest bid for the construction of a prision facility in Amarillo was within budget so the project can move forward.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013724
Title: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., February 19, 1981
Description: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., February 19, 1981. Letter is regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle case. Also attached is a press release regarding Mark White.
Page Count: 3
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_002094
Title: Letter from Bruce Lipshy to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached memos, August 26, 1982
Description: Letter from Bruce Lipshy to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached memos, August 26, 1982. Regarding Ruiz v. Estelle and the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Criminal Justice Corrections System.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Lipshy, Bruce
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, Texas. Department of Corrections, Nathan, Vincent M., Cooper, Charles, Gray, Richard E. III, Viterna, Robert O., Turner, William Bennett, Kyle, Jack, Newby, Ross, Adams, James B., Jackson, Connie, Stiles, Don R., Bounds, Leo, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_014507
Title: Summary of newspaper coverage of William P. Clements Jr.'s appointees, October 31, 1988
Description: Summary of newspaper coverage of William P. Clements Jr.'s appointees, October 31, 1988. Document cites appointees' quotations in newspaper articles regarding prison and criminal justice issues.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Whittington, Harry, Martin, Steve, Mealy, Christopher Alexander
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Appointment to office, Prison furloughs
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_007214
Title: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White, February 1980
Description: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White, February 1980. Letters are in regards to verdict of Ruiz v Estelle.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000585
Title: Report titled "Record/accomplishments," regarding prison reform
Description: Report titled "Record/accomplishments" regarding prison reform, circa 1982. Due to the ruling in Ruiz v. Estelle, Clements obtained a $35 million emergency fund to help the Texas Department of Corrections house 3,000 inmates.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas Prison System, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005523
Title: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 4, 1981
Description: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 4, 1981. Letter is regarding the Ruiz v Estelle case.
Page Count: 1
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005535
Title: Comics on Ruiz v. Estelle, 1982
Description: Comics on Ruiz v. Estelle, 1982. The comics depict prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004987
Title: Halfway House and Inmate Tent Program, July 30, 1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Halfway Houses, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004984
Title: Position Paper on Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections, April 30, 1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 4
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005920
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005138
Title: Letter from Dary Stone to Emiliano F. Magan, April 3, 1979
Description: Letter from Dary Stone to Emiliano F. Magan, April 3, 1979, regarding the Center for Correctional Services
Page Count: 1
Creator: Stone, Dary
Contributor: Magana, Emiliano Figueroa
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014238
Title: A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board, October 10, 1988
Description: A Report to the Governor on Prison and Jail Overcrowding, Activities of the Parole Board, October 10, 1988. Regarding Prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 54
Creator: Texas. Governor's Budget and Planning Office
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005142
Title: Two letters from W.C. LaRowe to Dary Stone, April 1979
Description: Two letters from W.C. LaRowe to Dary Stone, April 1979, concerning the treatment of prisoner Emiliano Magana.
Page Count: 2
Creator: LaRowe, W.C.
Contributor: Stone, Dary
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013734
Title: Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 1981
Description: Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 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_006918
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, April 14, 1981
Description: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, April 14, 1981, regarding the expansion of the Permanent University Fund, tuition increases at state universities, and Clements' participation in the Bi-National Governors' Conference.
Page Count: 13
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Aurispa, Eddie
Subject Name: Bi-national Governors' Conference, Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission
Subject Topic: Ad valorem tax, Tuition, State universities and colleges, Press Conference
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_012215
Title: Letter from William Wayne Justice to William P. Clements, Jr., December 1, 1986
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Nathan, Vincent M.
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_012216
Title: Letter from Scott McCown to William Wayne Justice, November 26, 1986
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: McCown, F. Scott
Contributor: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Doran, Hilary, Jr., Nathan, Vincent M.
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014511
Title: Texas Prison Management Act, Article 6184o, regarding inmate eligibility for good-conduct time and early parole, November 7, 1988
Description: Texas Prison Management Act, Article 6184o, regarding inmate eligibility for good-conduct time and early parole, November 7, 1988. Includes revised criteria of new act, list of numbers of inmates released, and chart comparing number of released inmates compared to those eligible for release.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Texas. Legislature
Contributor: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prison furloughs, Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_014495
Title: Texas Department of Community Affairs document titled "Re-Integration for Offenders: `Project Rio,'" regarding assistance for former prisoners, July 21, 1987
Description: Texas Department of Community Affairs document titled "Re-Integration for Offenders: `Project Rio,'" regarding assistance for former prisoners, July 21, 1987. Proposal by Training and Development Division to provide employment and training for probationers.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Texas. Department of Community Affairs
Contributor: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons, Parole, Recidivism, Occupational training
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

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