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Identifier: e_cle_000060
Title: Press release titled "Clements-Backed Crime Package, Related Measures A Major Leap Forward," June 1, 1987
Description: Press release titled "Clements-Backed Crime Package, Related Measures A Major Leap Forward," June 1, 1987. Press release includes a list of bills that are a part of Clements' anti-crime package.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Lewis, Gibson D., Texas Criminal Justice Task Force, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas Youth Commission
Subject Topic: Crime, Prisons administration, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Privatization, Prisons--Overcrowding, Corrections--Contracting out
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000048
Title: Letter from Sam J. Dealey to Bill Clements, June 11, 1986
Description: Letter from Sam J. Dealey to Bill Clements, June 11, 1986. Regarding Clements' remarks about Texas prisons and the military justice system.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Dealey, Sam J.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_001022
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated
Description: Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined "Texas prison system in vise of crisis," undated, concerning the conundrum the Texas Department of Corrections faces as the overburdened parole system contributes to the higher rate of repeat offenders who are thus jailed, creating a greater prison population. This article includes statistics and a table with outlining the "Texas prison population crisis."
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas Prison System, Texas Probation Commission, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Genre: Stats (copies)
Subject Topic: Criminal statistics, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons administration
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_001052
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "White, Clements argue over funding," June 13, 1986
Description: Dallas Morning News clipping headlined "White, Clements argue over funding," June 13, 1986, regarding Bill Clements and Mark White's stances on the relocation, allocation, and disbursement of funds for state prisons. Includes Clements and White's opinions on handling the Ruiz v Estelle ruling as well.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Attlesey, Sam
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Hughes, Alfred D., Bashur, Reggie, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
Subject Topic: Prisons administration
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Budget Battle of 1987

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_001021
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prison breakouts increase," September 9, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping, "Prison breakouts increase," published September 9, 1986, concerning the rising amount of inmates who are either escaping prison or attempting escape.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons, Prisons administration
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000058
Title: Agenda for Meeting with Governor Clements on April 9, 1987
Description: Agenda for meeting with Governor Clements on April 9, 1987 regarding the status of Criminal Justice Task Force legislative package, additional prison beds, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and correctional policies.
Page Count: 1
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Crime prevention, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Drug abuse and crime, Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000054
Title: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of FY 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986
Description: Memo from Pablo Martinez to Board of Pardons and Paroles members, Executive Director, and Executive Staff regarding End of Fiscal Year 1986 Prison Population Dynamics, September 3, 1986. Memo compares the total population of Texas prisons between 1985 and 1986 and the percentage of change. The total admissions increased 20.21% and total releases increased of 26.56%.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Martinez, Pablo
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons administration, Prisons, Parole
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform