Illustration by Joanna Wojtkowiak

State of Texas: Taking Stock of Prison Reform

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A version of this story ran in the March 2015 issue.

Above: Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Grassroots Leadership

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Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Grassroots Leadership

 

, a former Observer staff writer, is a reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Forrest Wilder, a native of Wimberley, Texas, is the editor of the Observer. Forrest has appeared on Democracy Now!, The Rachel Maddow Show and numerous NPR stations. His work has been mentioned by The New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Time magazine and many other state and national publications. Other than filing voluminous open records requests, Forrest enjoys fishing, kayaking, gardening and beer-league softball. He holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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