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Identifier
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e_cle_006134
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Mark White, February 22, 1980
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Mark White, February 22, 1980. Letter is regarding the Ruiz v Estelle case.
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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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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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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_009867
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Title
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Report from William P. Clements to the 71st Legislature, May 1989
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Description
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Report from William P. Clements to the 71st Legislature, May 1989. This is a comprehensive overview of Clements' campaign for criminal justice reform from 1987-1989.
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Page Count
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93
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Scott, Scott, Rider, Texas. Legislature
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Subject Topic
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Crime prevention, Construction projects, Prisons--Overcrowding
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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_009508_0001
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987. Letter is regarding the construction of new prison facilities.
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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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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_005539
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Title
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. The governor says that locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates is not a solution to the prison overcrowding problem.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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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--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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Criminal Justice Reform
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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_004329
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Title
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Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, April 26, 1982
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Description
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Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, April 26, 1982. Includes letter to Bullock approving voucher of $112,540.64 for payment and handwritten notes between Wrotenbery and Clements discussing the high payments to Fulbright and Jaworski.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
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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_009665
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Title
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Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Fred Stavinoha, August 26 - September 11, 1987
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Description
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Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Fred Stavinoha, August 26 - September 11, 1987. Correspondence is regarding overcrowding in prisons and pre-release centers.
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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 Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Early release programs
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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_007218
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Title
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Letter to Mark White From William P. Clements, February 22, 1980
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Description
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Letter to Mark White From William P. Clements, February 22, 1980. The letter chastises the Attorney General for the "political" nature of his previous letter with regards to Ruiz v. Estelle and the surrounding prison reforms. Also included is White's previous letter.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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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_006328
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Title
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Executive Order by William P. Clements, Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, June 10, 1982
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Description
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Executive Order by William P. Clements, Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, June 10, 1982.
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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, 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
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, 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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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001395
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Title
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News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Governors--Election, Political campaigns
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004616
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Title
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Executive Order by William P. Clements Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, 1982
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Description
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Executive Order by William P. Clements Jr. establishing the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, 1982. Review includes "carrying the state's correction system into the twenty-first century" and how to effectively deal with prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, 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
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, 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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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_009868
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Title
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Update from the Texas Department of Corrections sent to Bill Clements, August 8, 1988
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Description
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Update from the Texas Department of Corrections sent to Bill Clements, August 8, 1988, this document is writing in order to justify prison expansion in Texas
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Scott, Rider
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature
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Subject Topic
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_006130
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, May 7, 1982
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Description
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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.
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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
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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
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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_004336
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Title
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Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, May 25, 1982
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Description
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Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, May 25, 1982. Clements notes on memo "This is awful!", memo notes that as of that date F&J have been paid $1,081,740.64. Includes Clements letter to Bullock approving voucher of $162,788.77 for payment.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Herndon, David
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Subject Topic
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Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Litigation
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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_001291
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Commentary: Credibility Watch Report Number 1," June 29, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Atlanta Times headlined "Commentary: Credibility Watch Report Number 1," June 29, 1986, by Bill Clements. Corrections to statements made by Governor Mark White regarding prison facilities during Clements' administration.
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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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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget
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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_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_006061
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981, Bowie News. Clipping is regarding over-crowding in the Texas prison system.
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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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Subject Name
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Texas. Department 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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Identifier
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e_cle_004986
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to Ed Hunter regarding information contained in an newspaper article, May 13, 1981
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to Ed Hunter, executive editor of the Houston Post, regarding information contained in an newspaper article. Clements claims that the article in question, "Justice's order forcing State to come to grips with problem" by Richard Vara, contains misinformation about the overcrowding issue in Texas prisons, according to Governor Clements. Included among the errors the Governor cites are: his lack of addressing the overcrowding issue; the Governor's actions involving the Board of Pardons and Paroles; and, his undercutting the Texas Department of Corrections.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Hunter, Ed
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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, 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_013788
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Title
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Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982
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Description
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Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference questions regarding Texas Board of Corrections, May 13, 1982. Includes a letter to TBC Chairman J.L. Austin expressing concern regarding the decision to close the doors of Texas prisons due to overcrowding. Also includes a revised construction schedule for expanding Texas prisons.
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Page Count
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6
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
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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