Search
- Home
- Administrative reports (x)
- Stone, Dary (x)
- Energy and natural resources (x)
- Odessa (x)
- Prisons--Overcrowding (x)
- Herndon, David (x)
- Torres, Ruben (x)
Search
- Identifier
- e_cle_002110
- Title
- Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982
- Description
- Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982. Letter to the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and two board members regarding prison overcrowding and releasing inmates to mandatory supervision six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
- Subject Name
- Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_001395
- Title
- News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986
- Description
- News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986. White attaches a letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles encouraging them to ease prison crowding by releasing prisoners up to six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date, May 7, 1982.
- Page Count
- 3
- Creator
- White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Governors--Election, Political campaigns
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_006130
- Title
- Letter from William P. Clements to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, May 7, 1982
- Description
- Letter from William P. Clements to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, May 7, 1982. Regarding the need to release inmates as soon as permissible due to overcrowding.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Torres, Ruben
- Subject Name
- Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_004989
- Title
- Memo from Johnny R. McCollum to Ruben Torres, regarding population of Texas Department of Corrections, September 23, 1981
- Description
- Memo from Clemency Director Johnny R. McCollum to Ruben Torres, regarding population of Texas Department of Corrections, September 23, 1981. Includes handwritten note forwarding memo to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Memo indicates that TDC population is approaching capacity.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- McCollum, Johnny R.
- Contributor
- Torres, Ruben
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_005150
- Title
- Memos from Johnny R. McCollum regarding Texas Department of Corrections Overcrowding, September 1981
- Description
- Memos from Johnny R. McCollum regarding Texas Department of Corrections overcrowding, September 1981. McCollum's file memo of September 29, 1981, summarizes his actions to avoid the Texas Department of Corrections reaching capacity. Related memos of September 23 and September 25 to Ruben Torres, John Onion, and Texas Supreme Court Judge Joe Greenhill outline the TDC's overcrowding problem and describe possible solutions.
- Page Count
- 7
- Creator
- McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J.
- Contributor
- Greenhill, Joe R., Torres, Ruben
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_005151
- Title
- Letter, Memos, and Notes to William P. Clements, Jr., and Others Regarding Population of the Texas Department of Corrections, September-October 1981
- Description
- Annotated letter, memos, and notes regarding population of the Texas Department of Corrections, September -October 1981. Includes additional related memos and notes from Governor William P. Clements and administration officials including Walter O'Dell, Larry Janeck, Willis Whately, Ruben Torres, and Johnny R. McCollum.
- Page Count
- 7
- Creator
- McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J., Torres, Ruben, Janecek, Larry
- Contributor
- Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Torres, Ruben, Whatley, Willis, J.
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle