Waiting On A Fix

In the 1980s, America went to war on drugs. Crack was public enemy number one, and the government's weapon of choice was mandatory minimum sentences. Thirty years later, lawmakers' efforts to roll back unfair laws haven't gone far enough, stranding thousands of prisoners still serving yesterday's sentences.

This series, published by Al Jazeera America, included articles by four different reporters published over a week.

I served as graphics editor for the story.