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- Identifier
- e_cle_001022
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated
- Description
- 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."
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Name
- Texas Prison System, Texas Probation Commission, Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Genre
- Stats (copies)
- Subject Topic
- Criminal statistics, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons administration
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Identifier
- e_cle_000474
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
- Description
- 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.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Dusek, Ron
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- 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_000393
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
- Description
- Newspaper clipping from the Baytown Sun headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes," May 23, 1982. Published in the Baytown Sun. Article states that U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice has "all but taken over supervision of Texas prisons" and has "circumvented lawful functions of a state district court in Harris County."
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_006061
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981, Bowie News. Clipping is regarding over-crowding in the Texas prison system.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"