More Than an Inmate’s Girlfriend

Quan’s story is one of almost making it—almost escaping the cycle, almost breaking free. What started as a conversation about a clothing brand quickly turned into a powerful lesson in what not to do.

In this episode, we sit down with Quan, who is incarcerated in Connecticut for murder, for a conversation that quickly moves far beyond fashion. Quan opens up about growing up without stability—losing his mother to addiction at a young ...

In this episode, we sit down with Danny Ratliff, author of From Doing Meth Shards to Running Prison Yards. After his first conviction—charges tied to operating a meth lab—Danny was thrown headfirst into the realities of prison life. With no prior experience inside, he quickly learned that survival meant alignment, ultimately joining a branch of the Aryan Brotherhood.

Danny takes us through his transformation from a nobody to a shot ...

In this episode, we sit down with Nancy Peters, a Connecticut-based advocate who recently founded Brothers and Sisters United in Action (BSUACT)—an organization born from lived experience, resilience, and a deep commitment to justice.

Nancy shares how her journey into advocacy began, the moments that pushed her from silent supporter to active organizer, and why she chose to create BSUACT as a space for families, loved ones, and comm...

We’re opening 2026 with a conversation every mother needs to hear—even if she hopes she never will.

In this episode, I sit down with Black Sheep Mom, a registered psychologist and the voice behind a powerful Substack blog, to talk about what happens when your child goes down a dark path—and the world decides they were destined to fail.

As both a mental health professional and a mother of an incarcerated son, Black Sheep Mom offers ra...

Our 2025 finale features Heather and Andrew — the sweetest couple with a love story that starts in the most unexpected place: a gas station parking lot. A window knock turned into inseparability, but addiction quickly complicated their relationship.
What followed were painful cycles, failed rehab attempts, broken trust, and eventually Andrew’s incarceration. But that wasn’t the end — it was the beginning of their rebuilding.
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In this heartfelt episode, Julia shares what it looks like to parent with a partner who’s incarcerated — and how her husband refuses to let distance define his role as a father. From teaching her daughter how to ride a bike during a video visit (with the whole unit cheering her on) to attending every doctor’s appointment for their autistic child, he shows that fatherhood doesn’t end at intake.
Julia opens up about how he’s becom...

In this follow-up episode, we sit down with Matt — the husband of our Canadian prison wife from last month — to pull back the curtain on what incarceration actually looks like in Canada. Matt explains how Canada eliminated solitary confinement and why that unexpected change has made prisons safer for both staff and incarcerated people. He walks us through the process for conjugal visits, the surprising “creature comforts” men recei...

QTM is back — and she’s holding nothing back.
In February, we introduced you to QTM, a woman preparing to finally be with her man after his long prison stint. She walked us through their first Valentine’s Day together, their first intimate moments, and the excitement of building a life with someone who’d been gone for so long.

Now, months later, she returns with an update that’s brutally honest, emotional, and so real.

This episod...

When we first met Sheena, we didn’t know where her story would go. What began as a typical tale of young love and bad decisions evolved into something deeply powerful. She met Joe when she was young and naive—he was the gang-affiliated bad boy, and she was drawn in. Their relationship became a cycle of chaos, addiction, and pain. When Joe disappeared, Sheena tried to move on, becoming a mother and surviving life in a trap house she...

Trigger Warning: self-harm, torture, and mental health discussion.

In this deeply emotional episode, Crysta opens her heart about her fiancé Keith, a decorated veteran serving a life sentence in West Virginia who has spent more than a decade in solitary confinement.

She shares what it’s really like when a system decides someone no longer deserves to be seen — literally. They took away his mirror, calling it a “privilege.” His version...

In this event filled update, we reconnect with Carla to hear what’s unfolded since her engagement to Joseph — the man she calls her soulmate. But what should have been a moment of pure joy, the wedding, quickly became tangled in family conflict and heartbreak.

Carla opens up about the shocking turn of events leading up to their ceremony — including Joseph’s mother demanding money for his birth certificate and calling the warden ...

This week, we’re crossing the border—north of the border—to hear a story that’s both familiar and completely different. Kelsey, a Canadian woman who married her husband while he was incarcerated, joins us to share her journey of love, loyalty, and learning what it really means to be a “prison wife” in Canada.

From how they met to navigating marriage inside a correctional institution, Kelsey opens up about the unique realities of Can...

At just sixteen, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison for crimes committed as a teenager—told by a judge that he would die behind bars. But Bobby refused to let that sentence define him. From within the Missouri prison system, he devoted himself to education, personal growth, and writing, publishing multiple books that reached beyond the walls meant to contain him.

In this episode, Jae sits down with Bobby to talk a...

Claire thought she was meeting someone new when she was set up on a blind date — until she realized years later (and a wedding ring), Jake, was the same man she’d met briefly a decade earlier at a college bar, the “beautiful stranger” he never stopped talking about. Their love story came full circle: they built a life together, bought a home, and dreamed of their future.

But one tragic day changed everything. When Jake went to c...

In this episode, we’re joined by April Willars, wife of social media influencer Chris “Life” Willars, who spent 17 years incarcerated. You’ve heard Chris’s story last season — now it’s time to hear April’s. She opens up about how they met, why she set boundaries early on, and how building a friendship first helped their love survive through the walls and beyond them.

April gets real about what it was like when Chris finally came ho...

In this episode, we meet Stephanie, also known as Vayda. She opens up about her journey—from working as a prison guard to becoming a prison wife—and the stigma that comes with it. We talk about how she met her husband inside the prison system, the misconceptions people have, and what it’s really like to stand by someone incarcerated.

Stephanie didn't always have an easy life and she has chosen to share her story in her new b...

Being with an incarcerated partner while building your own future, both separate and together, isn’t easy. Shi shares her journey of navigating entrepreneurship, supporting her man, and setting boundaries that protect her identity. She reminds us that love doesn’t mean losing yourself—it means growing alongside each other while still chasing your own dreams.

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When Karla saw Joseph featured on the TV series" Louisiana Lockdown", she felt something she couldn’t ignore and decided to send him a message. Their relationship quickly grew, and when they finally met at the Angola Prison Rodeo, they just knew that this was the type of connection they had only dreamed of.

In this episode, Karla opens up about her first experience at the rodeo, the bond they built, and how loving Joseph ...

Ashlie’s love story with her husband JR began in the most unexpected way—on a dating website while he was incarcerated. Their journey together has been filled with highs and lows: from a beautiful romance and the profound care JR showed for Ashlie’s dying father, to the heartbreak of JR’s reoffense just as they were rebuilding their life.

In this episode, Ashlie opens up about what it means to love someone who has spent much of the...