A Woman on the Outside | Mother, Daughter and Mental Health
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 38sVideo has Closed Captions
A mother and daughter lean on one another as they support incarcerated loved ones.
Crystal Speaks and her daughter, Kristal Bush, are the women on the outside. As the mother of two incarcerated sons, Crystal does what she can for them including spending the money she makes, plus hours on the road, to visit them. The two women remain strong through the sentences of the brothers and Kristal's father but it has taken its toll on their physical, mental and emotional health.
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A Woman on the Outside | Mother, Daughter and Mental Health
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Crystal Speaks and her daughter, Kristal Bush, are the women on the outside. As the mother of two incarcerated sons, Crystal does what she can for them including spending the money she makes, plus hours on the road, to visit them. The two women remain strong through the sentences of the brothers and Kristal's father but it has taken its toll on their physical, mental and emotional health.
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When she was in high school getting ready to graduate, she had to do a speech.
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I can get stressed and I can just zone out, and it's like... Kristal brings me back.
This is all beyond my wildest dreams.
I never thought I'd even have a child or nobody in jail.
I hope when my son comes home, he stay out here, but I don't think I can keep doing this much longer.
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