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Identifier
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e_cle_001022
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated
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Description
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated, concerning the conundrum the Texas Department of Corrections faces as the overburdened parole system contributes to the higher rate of repeat offenders who are thus jailed, creating a greater prison population. This article includes statistics and a table with outlining the "Texas prison population crisis."
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System, Texas Probation Commission, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Genre
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Stats (copies)
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Subject Topic
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Criminal statistics, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005137
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Title
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Letter from attorney Donna Brorby to William LaRowe, director of Texas Center for Correctional Services, October 23, 1980
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Description
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Letter from attorney Donna Brorby to William LaRowe, director of Texas Center for Correctional Services, October 23, 1980 regarding Ruiz v. Estelle case.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Brorby, Donna
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Contributor
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LaRowe, W.C.
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System, Texas. Department of Corrections
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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_000434
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud," May 16,1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud", Waco Tribune-Herald, May 16,1982. Gov. Clements battles his Attorney General Mark White over prison reform after the Texas Board of Corrections refuses to accept any more prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Henry, John C.
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
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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, Mark White
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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_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_000474
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," El Paso Times, May, 14, 1982. After Texas prisons closed due to overcrowding, Clements criticized the Texas Board of Corrections and ordered them to continue absorbing prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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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, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_001060
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Ex-inmates hit street with meager provisions," October 14, 1986
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Description
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Austin American Statesman clipping headlined, "Ex-inmates hit street with meager provisions," October 14, 1986, concerning post release and parole for ex-inmates and how the state cares for these individuals.
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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, Hughes, Alfred D.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons
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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_000505
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined:"Prison reform keeps surfacing", March 29, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Prison reform keeps surfacing," Austin American-Statesman, March 29, 1982. Prison overcrowding and funding is a major issue in the 1982 election year.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Election
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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_002403
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Title
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Letter from W.J. Estelle to William P. Clements, March 13, 1979
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Description
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Letter from W.J. Estelle to William P. Clements, March 13, 1979. Department of Corrections industrial program.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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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 Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration
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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_000494
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements compares White to Hitler", Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph, May 11, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements compares White to Hitler", Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph, May 11, 1982. White criticizes Clements about his 1979 veto of $30 million appropriation for construction, blaming that veto on a prison overcrowding cruising and the Texas Department of Corrections freezing prisoner intake.
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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, White, Mark, 1940-, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., 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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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000585
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Title
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Report titled "Record/accomplishments," regarding prison reform
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Description
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Report titled "Record/accomplishments" regarding prison reform, circa 1982. Due to the ruling in Ruiz v. Estelle, Clements obtained a $35 million emergency fund to help the Texas Department of Corrections house 3,000 inmates.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System, Texas. Department of Corrections
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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_005920
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981, concerning Justice William Wayne's Ruiz V Estelle decision in reference to the timeline it established.
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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, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005582
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Title
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "80 inmates begin sleeping in tents," May 22, 1981
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Description
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "80 inmates begin sleeping in tents," May 22, 1981
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Page Count
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3
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System
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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_002755
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Title
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Memo from Polly Sowell to Hilary Dorian, May 24, 1982
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Description
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Memo from Polly Sowell to Hilary Dorian, May 24, 1982, regarding prisons and supplying the public with information
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Sowell, Polly, 1927-
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Contributor
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Doran, Hilary, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas Prison System
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"