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- 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_000767
- Title
- Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
- Description
- 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.
- Page Count
- 3
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
- Subject Name
- Texas. Board of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_000474
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
- Description
- 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.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Dusek, Ron
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle
- Identifier
- e_cle_001370
- Title
- Letter from Mark White to Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, August 22, 1986
- Description
- Letter from Mark White to Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, August 22, 1986. With recent increases to prison admissions, Governor Mark White is requesting Lieutenant Governor William Hobby to work with him to increase prison capacity by considering all methods to increase space, including public construction, privatization, and the use of available state facilities. The Texas Department of Corrections should be given an additional budget if possible.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- White, Mark, 1940-
- Contributor
- Hobby, Bill, 1932-
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_000393
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
- Description
- 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."
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_006061
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor's Report," May 28, 1981, Bowie News. Clipping is regarding over-crowding in the Texas prison system.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Texas. Department of Corrections
- Subject Topic
- Prisons--Overcrowding
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"