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THE HISTORY OF TE X A S

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Chapter 14

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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.
National Institute of Corrections: The Ruiz v. Estelle Class Action Suit: A Retrospective Policy Analysis of Efforts to Improve Health Care in Texas Prisons.
In Ruiz v. Estelle, the maintenance of confidential treatment records was one of the six minimum criteria established for adequate prison mental health.
Historic prison activist David Ruiz dies.

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.

Handbook of Texas online article on the Permanent University Fund that finances Texas’ two flagship universities.