Photo of the week: Crack offenses and tough sentencing

Jade, 6, left, is picked up from a friend's house by her grandmother in Washington. Jade's father, 27, has been incarcerated for possession of crack cocaine in 2004 for seven years. Easing of penalties for crack offenses could reunite thousands of families torn apart by tough drug sentences. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jade, 6, left, is picked up from a friend's house by her grandmother in Washington. Jade's father, 27, has been incarcerated for possession of crack cocaine in 2004 for seven years. Easing of penalties for crack offenses could reunite thousands of families torn apart by tough drug sentences. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)


Jade, 6, left, is picked up from a friend’s house by her grandmother in Washington. Jade’s father, 27, has been incarcerated for possession of crack cocaine in 2004 for seven years. Easing of penalties for crack offenses could reunite thousands of families torn apart by tough drug sentences.

About Sandeep Junnarkar

Sandeep Junnarkar is the founder and editorial director of Family Lives Behind Bars.