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Identifier
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e_cle_001022
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated
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Description
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated, concerning the conundrum the Texas Department of Corrections faces as the overburdened parole system contributes to the higher rate of repeat offenders who are thus jailed, creating a greater prison population. This article includes statistics and a table with outlining the "Texas prison population crisis."
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System, Texas Probation Commission, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Genre
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Stats (copies)
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Subject Topic
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Criminal statistics, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Identifier
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e_cle_009594
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Title
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Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Frank Arndt regarding pre-release centers, September 1-September 11, 1987
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Description
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Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Rosenberg, Texas, resident Frank Arndt, September 1, 1987 and September 11, 1987, regarding Arndt's opposition to locating a pre-release center in Rosenberg.
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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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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, 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_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_000474
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," El Paso Times, May, 14, 1982. After Texas prisons closed due to overcrowding, Clements criticized the Texas Board of Corrections and ordered them to continue absorbing prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dusek, Ron
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
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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_000505
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined:"Prison reform keeps surfacing", March 29, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Prison reform keeps surfacing," Austin American-Statesman, March 29, 1982. Prison overcrowding and funding is a major issue in the 1982 election year.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Election
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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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Mark White, 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_012276
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Title
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Letters from Nancy Dickerson to Rita Crocker-Clements and William P. Clements, Jr., with reply letter, 1987
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Description
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Letters from Nancy Dickerson to Rita Crocker-Clements and William P. Clements with reply letter, 1987. Letter from Nancy Dickerson, Executive Producer of Television Corporation of America, to Rita Crocker-Clements with an attached letter to William P. Clements, Jr., and a newspaper clipping from the New York Times. A response letter from Governor Clements is included. The letters span from August to September of 1987 and are in regards to the possibility of utilizing modular prison cells sold by Mark Correctional Systems in the construction of new prisons in Texas.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Dickerson, Nancy (Nancy Hanschman), Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Dickerson, Nancy (Nancy Hanschman)
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System, Scott, Rider, Hughes, Alfred D., Texas. Department of Corrections, Kassar, Ray, Mark Correctional Systems
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Subject Genre
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Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts)
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, 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, Rita Crocker Clements