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Identifier
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e_cle_014063
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "How Texas can begin to win war on crime", July 1, 1988
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "How Texas can begin to win war on crime", July 1, 1988. By Charles T. Terrell, chairman of the Texas Board of Corrections, published in Dallas Times Herald. Regarding high crime rate, prisons, mental health care, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Terrell, Charles T.
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Subject Name
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Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Mental health, Drug abuse
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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_009894
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Title
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Letter from Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr., January 29, 1990
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Description
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Letter from Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr., January 29, 1990. Letter from Texas Senator Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr. requesting that prison construction be added to the topics for discussion in the Special Session on February 27, 1990.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dickson, Temple
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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, Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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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_001273
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," October 29, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," by Associated Press, Dallas Times-Herald, October 29, 1986.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dallas Times Herald
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Governors--Election, 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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Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_000061
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Title
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Letter from Ray Farabee to William P. Clements, Jr., November 11, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Ray Farabee to William P. Clements, Jr., November 11, 1986. Regarding the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) and the criminal justice system. Farabee asks that William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White "refrain from public statements that might contribute to agency instability" and that reports be studied before any serious policy changes are made.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Farabee, Ray
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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. Department of Corrections, White, Mark, 1940-
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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_009626
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Title
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Correspondence between Joy S. Burgum and Pete Wassdorf regarding the proposed pre-release facility, January 22 to February 1, 1988
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Description
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Correspondence between Joy S. Burgum and Pete Wassdorf regarding the proposed pre-release facility, January 22 to February 1, 1988. Regarding the negative impact of a proposed pre-release facility east of Kyle, Texas on land-owners.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Wassdorf, Pete
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, 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_000072
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Title
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Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986. Regarding the consequences of the Ruiz v Estelle case. Gunn, retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Texas Department of Corrections, summarizes his involvement in prison reform in Texas and gives suggestions for improvement of the prison system, criminal justice, and the police. The letter is annotated by Clements.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Gunn, Robert
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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. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons administration, Crime prevention, Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Crime, Privatization, Police
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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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014454
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Title
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Report titled "Emergency Fact Finding by Criminal Justice Policy Council", January 26, 1988
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Description
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Report titled "Emergency Fact Finding by Criminal Justice Policy Council", January 26, 1988. Topics include methods to make prisons more safe and optimizing Texas Prisons.
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Page Count
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28
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
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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_000473
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Legislature to consider prison issue", May 26, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Legislature to consider prison issue", May 26, 1982. By Ron Dusek, published in the El Paso Times. Regarding Clements' announcement that he will open the special session of the Legislature to the issue of prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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2
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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, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Clayton, Bill W., Texas. Department of Corrections, Moreno, Paul, Polk, Mary, Coleman, Ronald D. (Ronald D'Emory), 1941-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prisons, Property tax
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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, Bill Hobby
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Identifier
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e_cle_001753
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Title
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Correspondence between David Dean and Bo Byers of the Houston Chronicle, May 14, 1982
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Description
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Correspondence between Texas Secretary of State David Dean and Bo Byers of the Houston Chronicle, May 14, 1982, regarding Byers' editorial titled "Prison mandate perplexing"(attached), which Dean feels does not take into account the positive steps taken by Bill Clements to address problems with Texas prisons.
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- , Byers, William Bowling, 1920-
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Contributor
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Byers, William Bowling, 1920-, Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, 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_007207
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Title
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Letter from Edward Schmults, Department of Justice, to William P. Clements, Jr., April 16, 1981
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Description
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Letter from Edward Schmults, Department of Justice, to William P. Clements, Jr., April 16, 1981. Schmults responds to the Ruiz V Estelle case, and prison reform in Texas.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Schmults, Edward Charles, 1931-
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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, 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_012213
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Title
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Letter from Eddie A. Fanick, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 8, 1986
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Description
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Letter from Eddie A. Fanick, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 8, 1986. Constituent letter criticizing Mark White's administration and their actions regarding three "hot issues": the early release of criminals due to prison overcrowding, property tax, and water conservation.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Fanick, Eddie A.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, Property tax, Sales tax, Water, Water conservation
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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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Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_006089
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Title
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News Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, November 19, 1982
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Description
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News Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, November 19, 1982. Regarding the preliminary recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to the Governor on November 23, 1982.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Texas. Office of the Governor
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Subject Name
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Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, Lipshy, Bruce, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, Criminals--Rehabilitation
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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_000393
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
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Description
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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."
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
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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, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005155
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Title
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Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 26, 1981
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Description
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Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 26, 1981. Letter from Mark White, Attorney General of Texas, to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle prison suite and federal prison standards.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-
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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, Smith, William French, 1917-, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Federal-state controversies, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, 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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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle, Ronald Reagan, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005608
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements feels U.S. will drop prison suit," September 18, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements feels U.S. will drop prison suit," September 18, 1981, by Bruce Hight, published in the Austin American Statesman. Other clippings included on the page are, "Texas death row inmates challenge lethal drug" by Mark Thompson, published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on September 17, 1981; "Permanent School Fund reaches $3 million level" by Ken Ortolon, published in the San Antonio Light on September 18, 1981; and "Texas vs. NCAA goes to court" published in the San Antonio Light on September 18, 1981.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Texas system, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration, Prisons, College sports, Capital punishment
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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, Mark White
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005149
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Title
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Letter from the Greater Dallas Crime Commission to William P. Clements, Jr., forwarded to David Herndon and Jim Estelle, March 22, 1982
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Description
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Annotated letter from the Greater Dallas Crime Commission officials Garland Neal and Cecil Mills to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 22, 1982, regarding an inspection of Texas Department of Corrections prison at Huntsville, Texas. Includes a memorandum from David Herndon to Jim Estelle indicating that the letter was forwarded at Clements' request, April 13, 1982.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Greater Dallas Crime Commission, Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, 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_004978
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding acquisition of federal properties for use as correctional facilities or sites, August 28, 1981
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding acquisition of federal properties for use as correctional facilities or sites. David Dean advises the governor of a letter he received about a clearinghouse to help state and local officials to "acquire federal properties for use as correctional facilities or sites." The attached Dallas Morning News article discusses the barracks-style housing the Texas Department of Corrections will have in October 1982.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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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. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, 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