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Identifier
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e_cle_013609
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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_005953
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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_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_004973
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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_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_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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005943
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements and prison fiasco," May 19, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements and prison fiasco," by George Kuemple, Dallas Morning News, May 19, 1982. Article describes William P. Clements, Jr,'s, response to prison overcrowding in the Texas prison system.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Kuempel, George
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Litigation, Parole
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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_005945
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements blasts prison director," May 21, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements blasts prison director," by Felton West, Houston Post, May 21, 1982. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., criticizes Texas prison director W.J. Estelle for stating that more Texas inmates could be paroled to ease overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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West, Felton
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Subject Name
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Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Parole, 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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Ruiz v Estelle