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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_013792
Title: Transcript from press conference regarding Texas Department of Corrections, February 19, 1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Estelle, Ward James, Jr., White, Mark, 1940-, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Litigation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Press Conference
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005943
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements and prison fiasco," May 19, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kuempel, George
Subject Name: Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas. Department of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Litigation, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, 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_005545
Title: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 17, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 17, 1982, regarding Attorney General Mark White and settlements for Texas prison lawsuits.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Texas. Department of Corrections
Subject Topic: Litigation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White