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Identifier
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e_cle_013254
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Title
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Staff meeting notes, December 17, 1979
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Description
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Staff meeting notes. Meeting attendees (listed) discussed Colonel Nathan Irving Reiter's appointment and Ward Estelle requesting an appointment to discuss prison construction.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Harris, Janie
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Subject Name
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Reiter, Nathan Irving, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office
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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_005353
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Appropriation panel approves emergency prison construction," March 4, 1981, by the Associated Press, in the Dallas Times Herald. The article describes approval by the House Appropriations Committee for building metal prison dormitories.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Associated Press
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Subject Name
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Appropriations Committee, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
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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_013287
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Title
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Notes on Staff Meeting Held Wednesday, April 1, 1981
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Description
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Notes on Staff Meeting Held Wednesday, April 1, 1981. Regarding Bill Hobby and the budget, Bob Bullock, historic preservation, Medal of Honor recipients, and a work furlough program for prison inmates. Present for the meeting were Tobin Armstrong, Eddie Aurispa, George Bayoud, Doug Brown, Allen Clark, William P. Clements, Jr., Bob Clower, David Dean, Hilary Doran, Jon Ford, Janie Harris, David Herndon, Ray Huffines, Jim Kaster, Pat Oles, Karl Rove, Ed Vetter, Kay Woodward, and Paul Wrotenbery.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Harris, Janie
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Subject Name
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Bullock, Bob, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Texas. Department of Corrections, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Budget, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prison furloughs
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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_013609
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982, pp. 11-12, regarding Texas prison overcrowding and expenditures for prison construction.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Zachry, Bartell, 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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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005024
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean, to William P. Clements, regarding Contact with Jim Estelle, Executive Directory of Texas Department of Corrections, 19 January 1979
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean, to William P. Clements, regarding Contact with Jim Estelle, Executive Directory of Texas Department of Corrections, 19 January 1979
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_013791
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," May 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Estelle's Law," by Anne Marie Kilday, Houston Chronicle, May 15, 1982, regarding Texas Department of Corrections Director W.J. Estelle's assertion that 9,000 TDC prisoners can be released to reduce prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Hobby, Bill, 1932-
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_006909
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Press Conference, February 13, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Press Conference, February 13, 1981, regarding prison expansion and wiretapping legislation.
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Page Count
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16
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Rove, Karl, Kaster, Jim
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Wiretapping
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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_006910
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 19, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, February 19, 1981, regarding Texas prison overcrowding, nuclear power and synthetic fuel, and Attorney General Mark White.
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Page Count
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16
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Synthetic fuels, Nuclear energy, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005953
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements warns board to keep prisons open," September 29, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements warns board to keep prisons open," by Ann Arnold, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 29, 1982, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s response to the prison overcrowding crisis.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Arnold, Ann
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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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_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_006917
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, April 7, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, April 7, 1981, with Texas Department of Corrections Director Jim Estelle, regarding an altercation in a TDC facility.
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Page Count
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9
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, Prison furloughs
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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_005922
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements pitches inmate tent idea," May 8, 1981
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Description
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Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined, "Clements pitches inmate tent idea," May 8, 1981, concerning the use of Army-issued, six to eight man tents provided by the Texas National Guard. This article includes Mark White, Bill Clements, and W. James Estelle's take on the concept.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Tiede, Saralee
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Dingler, Walter, Gen., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons administration
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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, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_013792
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Title
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Transcript from press conference regarding Texas Department of Corrections, February 19, 1981
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Description
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Transcript from press conference regarding Texas Department of Corrections, February 19, 1981. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., responds to questions about Texas Department of Corrections Director J.W. Estelle and Attorney General Mark White.
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Page Count
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2
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., White, Mark, 1940-, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Litigation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Press Conference
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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, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_004973
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Title
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Letter from David A. Dean to Board of Pardons and Paroles Members, November 14, 1980
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Description
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Letter from David A. Dean to Board of Pardons and Paroles Members. The board members are: Connie L. Jackson, Ruben M. Torres, and George Killinger. Dean requests the board review the files of inmates Jeff Weeks, Michael Arnold, Raymond Hafti, and Bobby Reickenbacker for possible parole or executive clemency. Those inmates aided a corrections officer who had been attacked by another inmate. Related correspondence included.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Contributor
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Jackson, Connie, Torres, Ruben, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Clemency
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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_013789
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Title
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Memo from B.D. Daniel to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison controversy, May 19, 1982
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Description
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Memo from B.D. Daniel of the Governor Clements Campaign to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison controversy, May 19, 1982. Daniel reviews Clements' veto of prison construction funds and discusses Mark White's criticism of prison overcrowding.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Daniel, B.D.
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Contributor
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Stone, Dary, Maddox, Mary Jane, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, White, Mark, 1940-, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Veto
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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_006913
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Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr.'s Press Conference, March 13, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr.'s Press Conference, March 13, 1981, regarding the selection of judges, the taxation of gasoline, and the prison lawsuit Estelle v. Ruiz.
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Page Count
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16
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Judges--Selection and appointment, Nuclear energy, Gasoline--Taxation
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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_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_002094
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Title
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Letter from Bruce Lipshy to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached memos, August 26, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Bruce Lipshy to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached memos, August 26, 1982. Regarding Ruiz v. Estelle and the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Criminal Justice Corrections System.
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Page Count
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7
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Creator
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Lipshy, Bruce
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, Texas. Department of Corrections, Nathan, Vincent M., Cooper, Charles, Gray, Richard E. III, Viterna, Robert O., Turner, William Bennett, Kyle, Jack, Newby, Ross, Adams, James B., Jackson, Connie, Stiles, Don R., Bounds, Leo, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_006936
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Title
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Transcript of Press Conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., December 3, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Press Conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., December 3, 1981. Topics at the press conference include redistricting, the Voting Rights Act, special session, MX missiles, halfway houses, and the job performance of Jim Estelle.
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Page Count
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14
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Election districts, Voting, Defense industries, Halfway Houses
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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_000393
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
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Description
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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."
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
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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, Criminal Justice Reform