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e_cle_005921
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981
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Description
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Fort Worth Star Telegram clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981, concerning Bill Clements veto of prison construction funds and Mark White's appeal in response.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Arnold, Ann
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Smith, William French, 1917-
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Subject Topic
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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, Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000394
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," Houston Chronicle, March 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," Houston Chronicle, March 27, 1982 regarding Clements argument with Mark White, who hired lawyers to assist an appeal of prison legislation.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Smith, Glenn
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_005004
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean, regarding funding for halfway houses under proposed bill amendments, December 15, 1980
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Description
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Memo from Clemency Directory Johnny McCollum to General Counsel David A. Dean, forwarded to Paul Wrotenbury, regarding funding for halfway houses under proposed bill amendments, December 15, 1980. The memo responds to the Estelle v. Ruiz ruling by Judge William Wayne Justice requiring reduction of prison populations.
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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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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- , Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Halfway Houses, 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, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_000587
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Title
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements regarding Fifth Circuit ruling in prison case, June 24, 1982
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Description
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements regarding Fifth Circuit ruling in the prison case Ruiz v. Estelle, June 24, 1982, in which a strategy is employed to deal with Judge Justice's ruling and White's victory as Attorney General.
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Page Count
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1
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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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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_000433
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "A little planning could help prisons", May 12, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "A little planning could help prisons", Waco Tribune Herald, May 12, 1982. Editorial commenting on overcrowd prisons and legislative gridlock in financing the prison system.
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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, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_014514
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Policy document titled "Prison Financing and Construction Plan," July 1987
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Policy document titled "Prison Financing and Construction Plan," July 1987. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., forwards this document, produced by Rider Scott, to the special session of the 70th Texas Legislature in support of his proposal for new prison construction.
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Page Count
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71
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Scott, Rider
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Contributor
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Texas. Legislature, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Name
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Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, 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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005622
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Agency 'misled' Clements," November 20, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined ,"Agency 'misled' Clements," by Fred Bonavita, Houston Post, November 20, 1981, regarding the U.S. Department of Justice's support for reforms to Texas Department of Corrections.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, United States. Department of Justice
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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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Ronald Reagan
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Identifier
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e_cle_005624
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Newspaper clipping headlined "US officials support prison order," November 11, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "US officials support prison order," by Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 11, 1981.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Montgomery, Dave
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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_000446
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas prison system trying to keep inmates, courts happy," June 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas prison system trying to keep inmates, courts happy," Waco Tribune-Herald, June 27, 1982. Governor Clements claims a victory when a remedy for prison overcrowding was struck down by a lower court, even though the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rules that Texas prison conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Rawls, Wendel, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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, Ruiz v Estelle