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- Identifier
- e_cle_004328
- Title
- Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982
- Description
- Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982. Regarding Autopen signature, letter to Bullock approving vouchers amounting to $138,074.53 and $111,166.57 for payment.
- Page Count
- 3
- Creator
- Wrotenbery, Paul T., Janecek, Larry
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Bullock, Bob
- Subject Topic
- Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_014064
- Title
- Letter from Attorney General Jim Mattox to William P. Clements, April 29, 1988
- Description
- Letter from Attorney General Jim Mattox to William P. Clements, April 29, 1988. Letter marked Confidential, Attorney- Client Privilege. Regarding the Ruiz case.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Mattox, Jim
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_005542
- Title
- Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 14, 1982
- Description
- Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 14, 1982. White opposes the provisions in Judge Justice's Order requiring the single ceiling of our prison population.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- White, Mark, 1940-
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_012226
- Title
- Letter from Jim Mattox (Attorney General of Texas) to William P. Clements, November 11, 1986
- Description
- Letter from Jim Mattox (Attorney General of Texas) to William P. Clements, November 11, 1986. Mattox suggests cooperation in areas of common concern such as the prison issues, proposing a non-partisan approach; the Ruiz case is mentioned
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Mattox, Jim
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Election, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_000072
- Title
- Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986
- Description
- Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986. Regarding the consequences of the Ruiz v Estelle case. Gunn, retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Texas Department of Corrections, summarizes his involvement in prison reform in Texas and gives suggestions for improvement of the prison system, criminal justice, and the police. The letter is annotated by Clements.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- Gunn, Robert
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons administration, Crime prevention, Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Crime, Privatization, Police
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_004338
- Title
- Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, June 30, 1982
- Description
- Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, June 30, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is $1,138,910.98. Includes Letter from Texas Board of Corrections with attached voucher to pay and Clements letter to Bullock approving payment of attached voucher for amount of $21,437.37.
- Page Count
- 5
- Creator
- Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Herndon, David
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_004337
- Title
- Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, July 27, 1982
- Description
- Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, July 27, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is at $1,117,473.61. Includes Clements letter to Bullock approving voucher of $35,732.97 for payment.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Herndon, David
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_007207
- Title
- Letter from Edward Schmults, Department of Justice, to William P. Clements, Jr., April 16, 1981
- Description
- Letter from Edward Schmults, Department of Justice, to William P. Clements, Jr., April 16, 1981. Schmults responds to the Ruiz V Estelle case, and prison reform in Texas.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- Schmults, Edward Charles, 1931-
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- 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_014065
- Title
- Letter to William P. Clements from Attorney General Jim Mattox, May 2, 1988
- Description
- Letter to William P. Clements from Attorney General Jim Mattox, May 2, 1988. This letter is a follow up to a previous letter regarding the refusal of the Public Finance Authority to approve financing for three units and the Ruiz case.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Mattox, Jim
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_005155
- Title
- Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 26, 1981
- Description
- Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., June 26, 1981. Letter from Mark White, Attorney General of Texas, to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Ruiz v. Estelle prison suite and federal prison standards.
- Page Count
- 5
- Creator
- White, Mark, 1940-
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Reagan, Ronald, Smith, William French, 1917-, Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Federal-state controversies, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle, Ronald Reagan, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_004330
- Title
- Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections, June 9, 1981
- Description
- Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments, June 9, 1981. Clements agrees with recommendation to not "find the fact" for transportation and agrees with recommendation to "find the fact" and authorize agency to use funds out of special appropriation for payment of outside counsel. Includes copies of correspondence between Mark White and T. Louis Austin Jr., Chairman of Texas Board of Corrections, concerning employment of outside counsel for Ruiz case.
- Page Count
- 7
- Creator
- Wrotenbery, Paul T.
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections, White, Mark, 1940-, Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_005149
- Title
- Letter from the Greater Dallas Crime Commission to William P. Clements, Jr., forwarded to David Herndon and Jim Estelle, March 22, 1982
- Description
- Annotated letter from the Greater Dallas Crime Commission officials Garland Neal and Cecil Mills to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 22, 1982, regarding an inspection of Texas Department of Corrections prison at Huntsville, Texas. Includes a memorandum from David Herndon to Jim Estelle indicating that the letter was forwarded at Clements' request, April 13, 1982.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Greater Dallas Crime Commission, Herndon, David
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle