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Identifier: e_cle_005013
Title: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean, regarding proposed order transferring Texas Department of Corrections Inmates to federal custody
Description: Undated memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean, regarding proposed order transferring Texas Department of Corrections Inmates involved in the Ruiz case to federal custody. McCollum cites potential savings of $249,000 to Texas taxpayers, since the inmates will be supported with federal funds.
Page Count: 1
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005148
Title: Weekly Texas Department of Corrections Population Changes
Description: Weekly Texas Department of Corrections population reports sent from Johnny R. McCollum to David A. Dean. Weekly reports indicate the number of inmates received and released, the number of available beds, and number of inmates housed in tents, for the period May-December 1981.
Page Count: 24
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prisons administration
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_006920
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, May 7, 1981
Description: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, May 7, 1981, regarding paroling Texas Department of Corrections prisoners to reduce overcrowding.
Page Count: 12
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Election districts
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004972
Title: Letter from Jack D. Kyle to David Dean regarding a new facility for inmates, April 27, 1981
Description: Letter from Jack D. Kyle to David Dean regarding a new facility for inmates. Kyle discusses his recent tour of the Harris County Rehab Center. He advises Dean that a new facility would cost less than purchasing and renovating the Harris County Center. Governor Clements annotates the letter and wants to follow through with Kyle's proposed study to research all available options.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Kyle, Jack
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004892
Title: Memo from Johnny R. McCollum, to David A. Dean, regarding Proposed Orders in Ruiz v. Estelle Prison Suit, 13 March 1981
Description: Memo from Johnny R. McCollum, to David A. Dean, regarding proposed orders in Ruiz v. Estelle prison lawsuit, 13 March 1981. Includes responses from the Texas Attorney General, the inmates' attorney, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Page Count: 9
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: United States. Department of Justice
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004983
Title: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population, January 7, 1981
Description: Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean regarding Texas Department of Corrections Report on Methods to Reduce Prison Population. After a working paper/proposal from TDC was released without notification to the governor, McCollum and others decided all future public proposals will be released with the coordination of TDC, the Attorney General's Office, and the Governor's Office.
Page Count: 2
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005517
Title: Letter from David Dean to William Turner, May 14, 1980
Description: Letter from David Dean to William Turner, May 14, 1980. The Governor reviews his previous decision to deny parole to David Ruiz.
Page Count: 3
Creator: William, Turner
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_001753
Title: Correspondence between David Dean and Bo Byers of the Houston Chronicle, May 14, 1982
Description: Correspondence between Texas Secretary of State David Dean and Bo Byers of the Houston Chronicle, May 14, 1982, regarding Byers' editorial titled "Prison mandate perplexing"(attached), which Dean feels does not take into account the positive steps taken by Bill Clements to address problems with Texas prisons.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Byers, William Bowling, 1920-
Contributor: Byers, William Bowling, 1920-, Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005136
Title: Letter from William Bennett Turner to David A. Dean regarding correspondence between Emiliano Figueroa and the governor's office, June 3, 1980
Description: Letter from William Bennett Turner to David A. Dean regarding correspondence between Emiliano Figueroa and the governor's office. Bennett requests any and all correspondence between Figueroa and the governor's office or regarding Figueroa.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Turner, William Bennett
Contributor: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Name: Magana, Emiliano Figueroa
Subject Genre: Correspondence
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle