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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_004667
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Title
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, September 2, 1982
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Description
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, September 2, 1982. Request for projected paroles for the coming year.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Torres, Ruben
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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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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Identifier
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e_cle_005615
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor 'disappointed' parolees linked to death", October 24, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor 'disappointed' parolees linked to death", October 24, 1981
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Alternatives to imprisonment
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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_002110
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982
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Description
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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.
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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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Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005549
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Title
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982
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Description
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982. Regarding parole release projections.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Torres, Ruben
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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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Identifier
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e_cle_005556
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, March 27, 1980
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, March 27, 1980. Regarding the denial of parole for David Ruiz.
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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 Pardons and Paroles
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004985
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Title
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program, May 1981
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Description
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program. This program is intended to alleviate prison overcrowding by releasing prisoners to halfway houses. Governor Clements was advised that having prisoners sleeping on floors in TDC facilities would impair the State's ability to obtain a stay order in Ruiz v. Estelle.
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Page Count
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4
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Halfway Houses, 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_005642
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements is reviewing 1,200 parole cases," May 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements is reviewing 1,200 parole cases," May 15, 1982
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_009509
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Title
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Correspondence between Helen Abrams and Deborah P. Findlay, Director of Constituent Services November 5 - 30, 1987
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Description
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Correspondence between Helen Abrams and Deborah P. Findlay, Director of Constituent Services November 5 - 30, 1987. Regarding prison overcrowding and parole.
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Page Count
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6
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Creator
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Findlay, Deborah P.
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Subject Topic
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Constituent communication, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005453
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Rights of Ex-Convicts Disputed", August 6, 1976
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Amarillo Daily News headlined "Rights of Ex-Convicts Disputed", August 6, 1976
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005150
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Title
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Memos from Johnny R. McCollum regarding Texas Department of Corrections Overcrowding, September 1981
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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7
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J.
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Contributor
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Greenhill, Joe R., Torres, Ruben
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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, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005151
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Title
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Letter, Memos, and Notes to William P. Clements, Jr., and Others Regarding Population of the Texas Department of Corrections, September-October 1981
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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7
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R., Whatley, Willis, J., Torres, Ruben, Janecek, Larry
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Contributor
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Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Torres, Ruben, Whatley, Willis, J.
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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, 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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Ruiz v Estelle