THE HISTORY OF  TE X A S

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    • Research Guide to the Legal Records of MALDEF, Stanford University, Department of Special Collections—provides extensive links.  See also Handbook of Texas online article on MALDEF. Contains extensive links on prisoners’ rights and the issue of overcrowding that led to Ruiz v. Estelle.

    • The class action lawsuit of Ruiz v. Estelle may provide the means by which to improve health care in Texas prisons.  Dissertation [electronic resource] by Michelle Childers, University of Texas.

    • In Ruiz v. Estelle, the maintenance of confidential treatment records was one of the six minimum criteria established for adequate prison mental health, also cruel and unusual punishment to confine mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement.
    • Boston College site with official documents in the Hopwood case, including newspaper articles from across the country and relevant web sites, including introduction to the issues.
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