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Identifier: e_cle_005921
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Arnold, Ann
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Smith, William French, 1917-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005637
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "State not obeying prison report says Clements claims his redistricting," December 6, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "State not obeying prison report says Clements claims his redistricting," December 6, 1981
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009870
Title: Prison Financing and Construction Plan, State of Texas, July 1987
Description: 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.
Page Count: 70
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Privatization
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009818
Title: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding William Wayne Justice, February 27, 1987
Description: Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements regarding William Wayne Justice. Scott discusses inviting Judge Justice to visit TDC units. Includes notes made by Governor Clements reading "I would like to be with him at one of the units for a short time - maybe at the tail end of his visit!"
Page Count: 3
Creator: Scott, Rider
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005638
Title: Newspaper headlined "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," March 27, 1982
Description: Newspaper headlined "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," March 27, 1982
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005004
Title: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean, regarding funding for halfway houses under proposed bill amendments, December 15, 1980
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Wrotenbery, Paul T.
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Halfway Houses, Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000587
Title: Memo from B.D. Daniel to William P. Clements regarding Fifth Circuit ruling in prison case, June 24, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Daniel, B.D.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001574
Title: Memorandum from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 23, 1982
Description: Memorandum from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 23, 1982. The memo encompasses a summary of settlement agreement on building tender issues, approved by Wayne Justice.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009817
Title: Press release regarding Judge Justice acknowledging good faith effort being made by Governor Clements and Legislature in prison suit, March 16, 1987
Description: Press release regarding Judge Justice acknowledging good faith effort being made by Governor Clements and Legislature in prison suit.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons administration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001683
Title: Memo from David Herndon to Bill Clements, July 2, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to Bill Clements, July 2, 1982, regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle ruling and press releases. Includes clippings and secondary memos.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Criminal Justice Division Advisory Board
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005920
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas ordered to provide 1-prisoner cells by 1983," April 4, 1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas Prison System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000393
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
Description: 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."
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_014514
Title: Policy document titled "Prison Financing and Construction Plan," July 1987
Description: 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.
Page Count: 71
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Scott, Rider
Contributor: Texas. Legislature, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Construction projects
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005630
Title: Newspaper headlined "White issues call for Reagan to intervene in Texas' fight against prison reform," November 19, 1981
Description: Newspaper headlined "White issues call for Reagan to intervene in Texas' fight against prison reform," November 19, 1981
Page Count: 1
Creator: West, Felton
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005579
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "White to appeal Justice's rulings," April 21, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "White to appeal Justice's rulings," April 21, 1981, regarding orders from Judge Justice on the prison and education system.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kuempel, George
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration, Education, Bilingual
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle, Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004551
Title: Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 14, 1982
Description: Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 14, 1982, regarding Judge William Wayne Justice's rulings in the Ruiz v. Estelle case and new building codes.
Page Count: 3
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_009834
Title: Essay titled "The Clements Criminal Justice Reforms," undated
Description: Essay titled "The Clements Criminal Justice Reforms," undated, written on the evolution of Bill Clements' reaction to the Ruiz v Estelle ruling starting in 1987. Includes charts and graphs.
Page Count: 6
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Genre: Schedules (time plans)
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000446
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas prison system trying to keep inmates, courts happy," June 27, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Rawls, Wendel, Jr.
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005574
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White: Revamping prisons could cost Texas $3 billion," April 21, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White: Revamping prisons could cost Texas $3 billion," April 21, 1981, by Richard S. Dunham, Dallas Times Herald, regarding Clements and White's plan to appeal the decision of Judge William Wayne Justice.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

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