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Identifier
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e_cle_004328
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Title
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Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982
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Description
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Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982. Regarding Autopen signature, letter to Bullock approving vouchers amounting to $138,074.53 and $111,166.57 for payment.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Wrotenbery, Paul T., Janecek, Larry
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Bullock, Bob
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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_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_004327
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Title
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Memo from Larry Janecek to Paul T. Wrotenbery regarding Third Request by TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Unforeseen Developments, March 26, 1982
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Description
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Memo from Larry Janecek to Paul T. Wrotenbery regarding Third Request by TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Unforeseen Developments, March 26, 1982. Autopen signature request for attorneys fees, Clements agrees with recommendation to "find the fact" to authorize use of funds.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Janecek, Larry
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Contributor
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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_001620
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Title
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Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982
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Description
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Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982, regarding inmate unrest in Texas prisons .
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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, Austin, T. Louis, Jr., Herndon, David
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
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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_001607
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982. Items on the agenda include Texas Department of Correction's decision to mix violent offenders with non-violent offenders, and the possibility of building greater capacity dormitory facilities.
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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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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, 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_000589
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Title
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to Bill Clements, June 10, 1982
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Description
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to Bill Clements, June 10, 1982, regarding statements made by Mark White in reference to Ruiz v Estelle updates
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Daniel, B.D.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, 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_004981
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles, November 24, 1980
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles. The memo was prepared for the purpose of assisting the governor when asked questions regarding the Board and the governor's role in the parole process. While the governor had a high parole denial rate of 28 percent, the overcrowding issue is due to more people committing crimes and prison construction not keeping up with that pace.
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Page Count
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2
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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. 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_004988
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Update of April 6, 1981, Report on Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections, August 6, 1981
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Update of April 6, 1981, Report on Alternatives to Overcrowding at the Texas Department of Corrections. Dean advises Governor Clements that the inmate population at TDC facilities will increase by 350-375 inmates per month, how Judge Justice's order will affect the number of beds, and the number of beds that will be available/required at the end of the biennium
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Page Count
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2
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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--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_013776
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Title
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Briefing for Press Conference, December 18, 1981
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Description
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Briefing for Press Conference, December 18, 1981 with attached memo from David Herndon to Clements regarding a possible settlement in the Ruiz case. Regarding presentation to the Lombardi winner, Ruiz case, Mark White, teacher salaries, Proxmire Golden Fleece award.
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Page Count
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3
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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_001621
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon from William P. Clements, July 9, 1982
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon from William P. Clements, July 9, 1982, regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle case and negotiations.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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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
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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_004338
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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, June 30, 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, June 30, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is $1,138,910.98. Includes Letter from Texas Board of Corrections with attached voucher to pay and Clements letter to Bullock approving payment of attached voucher for amount of $21,437.37.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Herndon, David
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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, 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_004983
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Title
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population, January 7, 1981
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Description
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population. After a working paper/proposal from TDC was released without notification to the governor, McCollum and others decided all future public proposals will be released with the coordination of TDC, the Attorney General's Office, and the Governor's Office.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Contributor
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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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, 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_001396
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Title
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Memo regarding "Mark White's prison press release," October 20, 1986
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Description
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Memo from "Jim," a consultant with the Governor William P. Clements, Jr., campaign, regarding "Mark White's prison press release" October 20, 1986. Jim advises the Clements campaign of how to respond to White's charges regarding Clements' management of prison overcrowding and early release during his term as Texas governor.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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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Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_004337
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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, July 27, 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, July 27, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is at $1,117,473.61. Includes Clements letter to Bullock approving voucher of $35,732.97 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-, Herndon, David
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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, 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_009810
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Title
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Memo from Scott Carruth to the Executive Working Group, November 2, 1989 thru February 22, 1990
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Description
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Memo from Scott Carruth to the Executive Working Group, November 2, 1989 thru February 22, 1990 regarding prison capacity in regards to overcrowding. Includes timelines, graphs, percentages of felons per citizen ratio, and total numbers of PIA's released from December 1988 to October 1989.
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Page Count
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50
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Creator
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Carruth, Scott
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Contributor
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Criminal Justice Working Group
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Criminal statistics
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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_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_005553
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Title
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David Herndon regarding "Appropriation to the Texas Department of Corrections for "Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments", November 25, 1981
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Description
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David Herndon regarding "Appropriation to the Texas Department of Corrections for "Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments", November 25, 1981. Memo starts on page two of the item. With related letter from Ray Farabee to Jim Estelle.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Contributor
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Herndon, David
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget
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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_004330
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Title
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Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections, June 9, 1981
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Description
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Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments, June 9, 1981. Clements agrees with recommendation to not "find the fact" for transportation and agrees with recommendation to "find the fact" and authorize agency to use funds out of special appropriation for payment of outside counsel. Includes copies of correspondence between Mark White and T. Louis Austin Jr., Chairman of Texas Board of Corrections, concerning employment of outside counsel for Ruiz case.
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Page Count
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7
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Creator
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Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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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-, Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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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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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
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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