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Identifier: e_cle_002447
Title: Behind the Lines editorial published in Texas Monthly, January 1979
Description: Behind the Lines editorial (Texas Monthly), January 1979
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_007177
Title: Uniform Parole Reports document titled "Characteristics of the Parole Population, 1978"
Description: Uniform Parole Reports document titled "Characteristics of the Parole Population, 1978." The report details the demographics of paroled prisoners.
Page Count: 48
Creator: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Contributor: United States. Department of Justice, Uniform Parole Reports
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_009925
Title: Letter from James A. Collins to Alfred D. Hughes regarding Status Report on Ruiz Contempt Issues, February 25, 1987
Description: Letter from James A. Collins to Alfred D. Hughes regarding Status Report on Ruiz Contempt Issues. Collins updates Hughes on housing conditions addressed by the Contempt Order. He also advises Hughes that all of the issues are being addressed on an on-going basis.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Collins, A. James
Contributor: Hughes, Alfred D.
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_007178
Title: National Probation Reports document titled "Probation in the United States: 1979"
Description: National Probation Reports document titled "Probation in the United States: 1979." The document is a report to determine the feasibility of a statistical series for the nation's probation population.
Page Count: 44
Creator: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Contributor: United States. Department of Justice, National Probation Reports
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_006148
Title: Letter from William P. Clements to Attorney General William French Smith, March 13, 1981
Description: Letter from William P. Clements to Attorney General William French Smith, March 13, 1981. Regarding a review of the Department of Justice's position on the Ruiz v. Estelle case.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Smith, William French, 1917-
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014046
Title: Letter from William Bennett Turner to Anne Schwartz, January 21, 1988
Description: Letter from William Bennett Turner to Anne Schwartz, January 21, 1988. Regarding Ruiz requirements for new prisons.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Turner, William Bennett
Subject Name: Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004094
Title: Memo from William P. Clements Jr. to Paul Wrotenbery, regarding the Texas parole system, July 8, 1980.
Description: Memo from William P. Clements Jr. to Paul Wrotenbery, regarding the Texas parole system, July 8, 1980. Clements offers his opinions regarding the origin of problems with the prison and parole system can be traced to defective organizational structure.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Wrotenbery, Paul T.
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons

Identifier: e_cle_009869
Title: Briefing prepared for Bill Clements by Rider Scott, September 24, 1987
Description: Briefing prepared for Bill Clements by Rider Scott, September 24, 1987, written to inform Clements on all on all aspects of Texas prison.
Page Count: 158
Creator: Scott, Scott, Rider, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas Prison System
Subject Topic: Prisons, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Title: Judiciary Committee: 1987 Proposed Legislation, undated
Description: Document outlining the Judiciary Committee Proposed Legislation for 1987, including mandatory sentencing, revisions to the parole and probation processes, and criminalizing terrorism, public lewdness, and child pornography.
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Organized crime, Crime prevention, Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons, Pornography--Law and legislation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Legislation, Budget Battle of 1987

Identifier: e_cle_005010
Title: Memo from Paige Massey to David Herndon, regarding processing of paroles, March 10, 1982
Description: Memo from Assistant General Counsel Paige Massey to David Herndon, regarding processing of paroles, March 10, 1982. Massey describes protocols for approving paroles and capitol cases.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Massey, Paige
Contributor: Herndon, David
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons, Clemency
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_005619
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements: Accord may arrest prison suit," November 14, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements: Accord may arrest prison suit," November 14, 1981
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014063
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "How Texas can begin to win war on crime", July 1, 1988
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Terrell, Charles T.
Subject Name: Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Mental health, Drug abuse
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005620
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "State officials blame court order for prison violence," November 23, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "State officials blame court order for prison violence," November 23, 1981
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_006952
Title: Transcript of Governor William Clements, Jr.'s, press conference, May 27, 1982
Description: Transcript of Governor William Clements, Jr.'s press conference, May 27, 1982, regarding funding for the Texas. Board of Corrections, the Texas Gulf Coast, and more issues with Texas prisons.
Page Count: 13
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_005570
Title: Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Prison construction now will cost $80.5 million," March 28, 1981
Description: Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Prison construction now will cost $80.5 million," March 28, 1981
Page Count: 2
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_007176
Title: Uniform Parole Reports document titled "Parole in the United States: 1979"
Description: Uniform Parole Reports document titled "Parole in the United States: 1979." The report, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, reports summary statistics on parole and mandatory release in the United States.
Page Count: 56
Creator: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Contributor: United States. Department of Justice, Uniform Parole Reports
Subject Topic: Parole, Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001074
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined “Violence and decay of prisons won't be shouted away”, October 28, 1984
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined “Violence and decay of prisons won't be shouted away”, October 28, 1984, Thomas D. Denton. Newspaper clipping is in regards to prison reform and adequate staffing for prisons in Texas.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_013326
Title: Handwritten notes on breakfast meeting between William P. Clements, Bill Hobby, and Gibson Lewis, April 25, 1989
Description: Handwritten notes on breakfast meeting between William P. Clements, Bill Hobby, and Gibson Lewis, April 25, 1989. Meeting notes regarding a visit with George Bush, the Texas Racing Commission, the Public Utility Commission, workers' compensation, prisons, bingo, and other issues.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Bush, George, 1924-, Texas Racing Commission, Texas. Public Utility Commission, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Lewis, Gibson D.
Subject Topic: Workers' compensation, Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Bill Hobby

Identifier: e_cle_006932
Title: Transcript of Press Conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., October 15, 1981
Description: Transcript of Press Conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., October 15, 1981. Topics at the press conference include David Dean and David Herndon, constitutional amendments, wiretap bill, prison report, flood aid, budget cuts, the 1982 election, a bet with the Governor of Arkansas, and the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council.
Page Count: 11
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Herndon, David, Clinton, Bill, 1946-, Crime Stoppers Advisory Council
Subject Topic: Constitutional amendments, Flooding, Prisons, Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_004762
Title: Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980
Description: Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980. Memo is in regard to pending legislation and staff assignments. An outline of proposed bills for the Governor's Program is attached.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Kaster, Jim
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Brown, Doug
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Alternatives to imprisonment, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Education, Education, Bilingual, Teachers, Teachers--Training of, Public schools, Education, Higher, Taxation, Alcohol--Taxation, Taxation, State, Small business, Loans, Radioactive wastes, Prisons, Alcohol--Law and legislation, Gasoline--Taxation, Foreign relations
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

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