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e_cle_014121
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Title
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Constituent letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the Texas prison system, January 20, 1988
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Description
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Sample constituent letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the Texas prison system, January 20, 1988.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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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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Constituent communication
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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_005526
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Title
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Memorandum from David A. Dean to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 8, 1981
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Description
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Memorandum from David A. Dean to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 8, 1981. The memo regards an attached letter to local elected officials by the Governor discussing the new conditional parole program to get 1,500 of the 3,000 inmates who now sleep on the floors of the Texas Department of Corrections on parole and into halfway houses by July 1, 1981.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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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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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_000071
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Title
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Letter from W. J. (Jim) Estelle, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., March 21, 1986
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Description
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Letter from W. J. (Jim) Estelle, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., March 21, 1986. Regarding prison construction and the budget reduction effort.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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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, Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Political campaigns, Construction projects
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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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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_001062
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Title
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Newspaper clipping titled, "Prisons speed up early releases," October 23, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping titled, "Prisons speed up early releases," by Virginia Ellis, Dallas Times-Herald, October 23, 1986. Article discusses Texas Department of Corrections policy of releasing prisoners early to ease prison crowding. Quotes Texas Sen. Ray Farabee and attorney Harry Whittington.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Ellis, Virginia
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Whittington, Harry, Farabee, Ray
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Early release programs
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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_005552
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982. Regarding a meeting to approve processes to avoid prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas. Department of Corrections, 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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Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
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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_005353
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981, by the Associated Press, in the Dallas Times Herald. The article describes approval by the House Appropriations Committee for building metal prison dormitories.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Associated Press
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Appropriations Committee, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections
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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 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_005381
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Title
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Group of documents regarding parole and the Texas Department of Corrections, April 24-27, 1981
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Description
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Group of documents regarding parole and the Texas Department of Corrections, April 24-27, 1981. Attached are memos from David A. Dean to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding probation, parole, and the Texas Department of Corrections, April 24-27, 1981. Also attached is a draft of a bill in regards to parole, probation, and licensing issues for people convicted of crimes.
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- , Whatley, Willis, J.
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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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Wiretapping, Criminals--Rehabilitation
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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_001290
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements Wants End to Early Release of Prisoners," undated
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements Wants End to Early Release of Prisoners," undated. Clements thinks early release programs are contributing to the crime problem and wants them ended.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Criminal Justice, Administration of, 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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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_000768
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Title
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to Louis Austin, Jr., December 2, 1981
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Description
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to Louis Austin, Jr., December 2, 1981. Governor Clements discusses a letter from Mark White which talks about certain positions the Texas Department of Corrections would take to change the operation of the prisons. He further says that the Board of the Texas Department of Corrections must act to fulfill its responsibilities.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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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_000586
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Title
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements, Jr., May 19, 1982
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Description
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements, Jr., May 19, 1982, regarding Clements' veto of $32 million in Texas Department of Corrections funds.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Daniel, B.D.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons
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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_013287
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Title
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Notes on Staff Meeting Held Wednesday, April 1, 1981
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Description
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Notes on Staff Meeting Held Wednesday, April 1, 1981. Regarding Bill Hobby and the budget, Bob Bullock, historic preservation, Medal of Honor recipients, and a work furlough program for prison inmates. Present for the meeting were Tobin Armstrong, Eddie Aurispa, George Bayoud, Doug Brown, Allen Clark, William P. Clements, Jr., Bob Clower, David Dean, Hilary Doran, Jon Ford, Janie Harris, David Herndon, Ray Huffines, Jim Kaster, Pat Oles, Karl Rove, Ed Vetter, Kay Woodward, and Paul Wrotenbery.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Harris, Janie
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Subject Name
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Bullock, Bob, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Texas. Department of Corrections, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Budget, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prison furloughs
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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_013609
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982, pp. 11-12, regarding Texas prison overcrowding and expenditures for prison construction.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Zachry, Bartell, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_007316
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Title
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to T.L. Austin, May 12, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Texas Board of Corrections Chairman T.L. Austin, May 12, 1982, regarding a lack of cooperation between the Texas Board of Corrections and the Texas Department of Corrections.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections, Collins, A. James, Texas. Department of Corrections
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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_014501
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Title
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Group of documents regarding design and approval of Texas Department of Corrections facility, April 1988-May 1988
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Description
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Group of documents regarding design and approval of Texas Department of Corrections facility, April 1988-May 1988. Documents include plaintiffs of Ruiz v. Estelle's review of plans for prison design and construction.
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Page Count
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24
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Creator
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Scott, Rider, Turner, William Bennett
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Ozer, Robert, Turner, William Bennett
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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--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, 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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005024
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean, to William P. Clements, regarding Contact with Jim Estelle, Executive Directory of Texas Department of Corrections, 19 January 1979
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean, to William P. Clements, regarding Contact with Jim Estelle, Executive Directory of Texas Department of Corrections, 19 January 1979
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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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_013791
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," May 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," by Anne Marie Kilday, Houston Chronicle, May 15, 1982, regarding Texas Department of Corrections Director W.J. Estelle's assertion that 9,000 TDC prisoners can be released to reduce prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Hobby, Bill, 1932-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_000061
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Title
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Letter from Ray Farabee to William P. Clements, Jr., November 11, 1986
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Farabee, Ray
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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, White, Mark, 1940-
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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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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001063
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Monitor early releases," October 24, 1986
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Description
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Monitor early releases," October 24, 1986, concerning the Texas Department of Corrections' early release programs as a response to prison overcrowding.
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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, Texas Prison System, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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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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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014011
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Title
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Speech by Charles T. Terrell at the Texas Press Association, June 24, 1988
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Description
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Speech by Charles T. Terrell at the Texas Press Association, June 24, 1988. Regarding the administration of Criminal Justice, the prison system and new prison construction.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Terrell, Charles T.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of
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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_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