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Identifier
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e_cle_009870
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Title
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Prison Financing and Construction Plan, State of Texas, July 1987
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Description
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Prison Financing and Construction Plan, State of Texas, July 1987. Bound plan of prison financing and construction for the State of Texas Department of Corrections (TDC). The plan begins with a letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to the Texas Legislature, in which the Governor emphasizes the importance of new prison construction and financing after the ruling on the Ruiz v Estelle case.
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Page Count
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70
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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 Criminal Justice, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Privatization
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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_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_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_009881
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Title
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Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988
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Description
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Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988. Regarding the Monitors' report on the Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County federal jail lawsuit.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Scott, Rider
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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 Criminal Justice, Lindsay, Jon, United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
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Subject Genre
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Reports
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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 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_009892
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Title
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State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989
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Description
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State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989. Speech regarding the State of Texas. Topics discussed include the Texas economy, education reform, criminal justice reform, and taxation.
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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
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Subject Name
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Bullock, Bob, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Texas. Department of Transportation
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Construction projects, Budget, Job creation, Foreign economic relations, Education, Public schools, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judges--Selection and appointment, Campaign funds, Education, Higher
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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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The Texas Economy, Education Reform, 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_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_009878
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "It's time to confront the rising price of punishment," January 22 1989
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "It's time to confront the rising price of punishment," January 22 1989. By Ronald Earle, the Travis County district attorney, and published in the Austin American-Statesman. Clipping regarding prison alternatives for non-violent offenders such as a County Bounty Option Plan, which would allow for work release programs or boot camps.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Earle, Ronald
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Criminal Justice
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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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