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e_cle_014524
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Criminal Justice construction of new facilities, March 1990-April 1990
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Description
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Criminal Justice construction of new facilities, March 1990-April 1990. Included are a letter from Texas Department of Criminal Justice Chairman James Collins to Texas Board of Criminal Justice Chair Charles Terrell summarizing the history of state lands for prisons and including a chart, "Violence in the TDCJ-ID, 1983-1989"; two letters from Brown & Root representative R.B. Henke to Texas Department of Criminal Justice representative Larry Fickel regarding construction questions; minutes of a monthly construction meeting of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and an annotated meeting agenda.
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Page Count
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22
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Creator
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Collins, A. James, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice
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Contributor
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Terrell, Charles T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Construction projects, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Texas History, Public lands
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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_000491
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements opens special session to prisons," Henderson Daily News, May 26, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements opens special session to prisons," by Kathy Baker, Henderson Daily News, May 26, 1982. Clements calls a special session in order to address prison overcrowding and appropriate an emergency fund for the Texas Department of Corrections to add 4,000 more beds.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Baker, Kathy
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Clayton, Bill W., 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_001322
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Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr., press conference in Tyler, Texas, July 22, 1986
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Description
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Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr., press conference in Tyler, Texas, July 22, 1986, regarding the Texas economy and oil policy. Clements addresses "We the People" group regarding crime and prisoner parole.
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Page Count
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19
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Reagan, Ronald
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Subject Topic
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Crime prevention, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Economic policy, Unemployment
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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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The Texas Economy, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_005473
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Title
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Letter from Governor Clements to County Judge Gary Weber, regarding Senate Bill 727 and concerns about prison overcrowding
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Description
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Undated letter from Governor Clements to Gary Weber, County Judge, regarding Senate Bill 727, addressing prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Weber, Gary
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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_014519
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Title
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989
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Description
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989. Rider includes a newspaper clipping by Paul Carrier from the Maine Sunday Telegram describing that state's attempt to expand its prison system, July 16, 1989.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Scott, Rider
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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, 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_014517
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Corrections Capacity Expansion, July 1989
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Description
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Corrections Capacity Expansion, July 1989. Documents include Texas Department of Corrections update on inmate bed capacity, July 17, 1989; two charts showing TDC projected increase in beds in 1989-199; and a memorandum from Special Master J. Michael Keating proposing a variety of methods for relieving prison overcrowding in Harris County, July 28, 1989.
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Page Count
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6
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Creator
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Keating, J. Michael, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Contributor
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prison furloughs, Parole
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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_014503
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Title
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Group of documents regarding financing and construction of Texas Department of Corrections facilities, December 1987- July 1988
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Description
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Group of documents regarding financing and construction of Texas Department of Corrections facilities, December 1987- July 1988. Documents include minutes of a Texas Department of Corrections board meeting discussing Brown and Root's construction estimates, as well as correspondence related to requests for financing and approval of state bonds for prison construction.
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Page Count
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22
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Creator
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Scott, Rider
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Contributor
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Whittington, Harry, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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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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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014516
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Title
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Newspaper clippings headlined, "Clements to Meet on Jail Suit," "Not Too Tough," "Clements Will Study Overcrowding in Jail," July 26, 1986
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Description
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Three newspaper clippings headlined, "Clements to Meet on Jail Suit," "Not Too Tough," "Clements Will Study Overcrowding in Jail," July 26, 1986. Pet Slover of the Houston Chronicle, and Bill Hensel, Jr., and Patricia Manson of the Houston Post describe Governor William P. Clements, Jr., meeting with U.S. District Judge James DeAnda to discuss overcrowding in Harris County jails.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Houston Post, Houston Chronicle
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Litigation
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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