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- 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_009881
- Title
- Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988
- Description
- Memo from Rider Scott to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Monitors' Report - Harris County Jail September 26, 1988. Regarding the Monitors' report on the Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County federal jail lawsuit.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Scott, Rider
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Lindsay, Jon, United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
- Subject Genre
- Reports
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_009892
- Title
- State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989
- Description
- State of the State Address, Governor William P. Clements, Jr., January 31, 1989. Speech regarding the State of Texas. Topics discussed include the Texas economy, education reform, criminal justice reform, and taxation.
- Page Count
- 8
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Bullock, Bob, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Texas. Department of Transportation
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Construction projects, Budget, Job creation, Foreign economic relations, Education, Public schools, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judges--Selection and appointment, Campaign funds, Education, Higher
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- The Texas Economy, Education Reform, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_012215
- Title
- Letter from William Wayne Justice to William P. Clements, Jr., December 1, 1986
- Description
- Letter from William Wayne Justice to William P. Clements, Jr., December 1, 1986. Regarding Clements' request to confer with William Wayne Justice, Chief Judge of the United States District Court in the East District of Texas, over the Ruiz v Estelle case on prison overcrowding. Justice explains that he cannot meet with Clements until the Assistant Attorney General, F. Scott McCown's, concerns are met.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Nathan, Vincent M.
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_012216
- Title
- Letter from Scott McCown to William Wayne Justice, November 26, 1986
- Description
- Letter from Scott McCown to William Wayne Justice, November 26, 1986. Regarding William P. Clements, Jr. request to confer with Chief Judge William Wayne Justice over the Ruiz v Estelle case. McCown, Special Assistant Attorney General, informs Justice that he is not opposed to meeting, but requests that counsel be present and that he would like an opportunity to speak with Clements and others involved in the case.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- McCown, F. Scott
- Contributor
- Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Criminal Justice, Doran, Hilary, Jr., Nathan, Vincent M.
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_009878
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "It's time to confront the rising price of punishment," January 22 1989
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "It's time to confront the rising price of punishment," January 22 1989. By Ronald Earle, the Travis County district attorney, and published in the Austin American-Statesman. Clipping regarding prison alternatives for non-violent offenders such as a County Bounty Option Plan, which would allow for work release programs or boot camps.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Earle, Ronald
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Criminal Justice
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Criminal Justice Reform