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Identifier
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e_cle_000060
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Title
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Press release titled "Clements-Backed Crime Package, Related Measures A Major Leap Forward," June 1, 1987
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Lewis, Gibson D., Texas Criminal Justice Task Force, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas Youth Commission
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Subject Topic
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Crime, Prisons administration, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Privatization, Prisons--Overcrowding, Corrections--Contracting out
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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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_014521
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Title
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Reference Points for Remarks to Texas Board of Criminal Justice by Governor Clements
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Description
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Reference Points for Remarks to Texas Board of Criminal Justice by Governor Clements. Reference points review the Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit and cite Charles Terrell for his work as chair of the Texas Criminal Justice Task Force.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Terrell, Charles T., Texas Board of Criminal Justice
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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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_005592
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Go for the tent maker" May 14, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Go for the tent maker" May 14, 1981
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005603
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White warns against prison delay", August 4, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White warns against prison delay", August 4, 1981
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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_005593
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "State gets stay in prison case", June 27, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "State gets stay in prison case", June 27, 1981.
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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 Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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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Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005148
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Title
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Weekly Texas Department of Corrections Population Changes
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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24
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Contributor
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_005004
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Title
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Memo from Johnny McCollum to David A. Dean, regarding funding for halfway houses under proposed bill amendments, December 15, 1980
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Contributor
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- , Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Halfway Houses, 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, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005014
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Title
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Group of documents regarding the Texas Department of Corrections, December 16-19, 1980
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Description
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Group of documents regarding the Texas Department of Corrections, December 16-19, 1980. Included is a memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements, Jr regarding minutes of the approval board of the Texas Department of Corrections, December 19, 1980. Also attached are the minutes from the approval board of the Texas Department of Corrections, December 16, 1980.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration
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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_005594
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Government opposes Texas on prison case," June 20, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Government opposes Texas on prison case," by Paul West, Dallas Times Herald, June 20, 1981.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_001620
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Title
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Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982
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Description
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Correspondence between David Herndon and William P. Clements, July 5-12, 1982, regarding inmate unrest in Texas prisons .
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, Austin, T. Louis, Jr., Herndon, David
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_001607
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982. Items on the agenda include Texas Department of Correction's decision to mix violent offenders with non-violent offenders, and the possibility of building greater capacity dormitory facilities.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, 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_002110
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982. Letter to the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and two board members regarding prison overcrowding and releasing inmates to mandatory supervision six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Prisons
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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_000767
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Title
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. Governor Clements writes to the Chairman of the Texas Board of Corrections expressing shock at locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates. The governor says that the doors of the Texas Department of Corrections will be open on May 17, 1982, and solutions will need to be created to keep the doors open and the criminal justice system functioning properly.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, 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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Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005613
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor disappointed over woman's slaying", October 24, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor disappointed over woman's slaying", October 24, 1981
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, 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
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Identifier
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e_cle_000072
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Title
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Letter from Robert D. Gunn to William P. Clements, Jr., July 18, 1986
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Description
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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.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Gunn, Robert
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons administration, Crime prevention, Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Crime, Privatization, Police
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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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_004380
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Title
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Members of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, undated
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Description
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Members of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, undated. Includes designation of Chairman Bruce Lipshy and Vice-Chair Bob McFarland.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
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Contributor
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McFarland, Bob, Lipshy, Bruce
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prisons administration, State governments--Officials and employees
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_006917
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, April 7, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, April 7, 1981, with Texas Department of Corrections Director Jim Estelle, regarding an altercation in a TDC facility.
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Page Count
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9
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, Prison furloughs
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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_014523
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Title
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Newspaper clippings headlined, "Prison officials tell of inmate `hunts,'" undated, "State inmates used in dog-training hunt," undated
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Description
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Newspaper clippings headlined, "Prison officials tell of inmate `hunts,'" undated, "State inmates used in dog-training hunt," undated. Articles by Austin American-Statesman's Brenda Breaux and Dallas Morning News' Christy Hoppe describe dog-training exercises by Jerry Hodge, vice chair of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Austin American-statesman, The Dallas Morning News
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Subject Name
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Hodge, Jerry, Texas Board of Criminal Justice
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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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_009817
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Title
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Press release regarding Judge Justice acknowledging good faith effort being made by Governor Clements and Legislature in prison suit, March 16, 1987
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Description
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Press release regarding Judge Justice acknowledging good faith effort being made by Governor Clements and Legislature in prison suit.
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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
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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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