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- Identifier
- e_cle_001369
- Title
- Press release from office of William P. Clements Jr. regarding Ruiz v. Estelle, April 7, 1981
- Description
- Press release from office of William P. Clements Jr. regarding Ruiz v. Estelle, April 7, 1981. Press release is regarding updates with Ruiz v. Estelle, and a new conditional parole program.
- Page Count
- 4
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_000060
- Title
- Press release titled "Clements-Backed Crime Package, Related Measures A Major Leap Forward," June 1, 1987
- Description
- Press release titled "Clements-Backed Crime Package, Related Measures A Major Leap Forward," June 1, 1987. Press release includes a list of bills that are a part of Clements' anti-crime package.
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Lewis, Gibson D., Texas Criminal Justice Task Force, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas Youth Commission
- Subject Topic
- Crime, Prisons administration, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Privatization, Prisons--Overcrowding, Corrections--Contracting out
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_013773
- Title
- Briefing for press conference, December 3, 1981
- Description
- Briefing for press conference, December 3, 1981, regarding redistricting, political opponents, political polls, Ruiz lawsuit, visit to Lopez Portillo, and illegal alien education.
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Topic
- Election districts, Political campaigns, Prisons--Overcrowding, Illegal aliens
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_006129
- Title
- Press release regarding settlement of Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit, June 8, 1982
- Description
- Press release regarding settlement of Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit. Governor Clements announced the move to settle the State prison lawsuit. He will meet with various stakeholders to conclude the suit. Additionally, new prison dormitories are near completion.
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_004985
- Title
- Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program, May 1981
- Description
- Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program. This program is intended to alleviate prison overcrowding by releasing prisoners to halfway houses. Governor Clements was advised that having prisoners sleeping on floors in TDC facilities would impair the State's ability to obtain a stay order in Ruiz v. Estelle.
- Page Count
- 4
- Subject Name
- Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Subject Topic
- Parole, Halfway Houses, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_013736
- Title
- Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding Ruiz v Estelle, April 17, 1981
- Description
- Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding Ruiz v Estelle, April 17, 1981
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_013734
- Title
- Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 1981
- Description
- Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements Jr. regarding new conditional parole program to reduce prison population, April 7, 1981
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_005540
- Title
- Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 10, 1982
- Description
- Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., May 10, 1982. The press release is about Governor Clements' comment on the Texas Department of Correction's temporary admission freeze. Attached is a letter from Governor Clements to Ruben Torres about prison overcrowding and the Ruiz v. Estelle case.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Texas. Office of the Governor
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle