Preview: Season 12 Episode 2 | 1m 29s | Video has closed captioning.
After watching nearly every man in her life disappear into prison, Kristal Bush channels her struggle into reuniting other Philadelphia families divided by incarceration. But when her father and brother come home after decades behind bars, she confronts the greatest challenge yet - can she unite her own family without losing herself?
Aired: 03/28/24
KRISTAL: Most of the men in my family were incarcerated.
So my dad was incarcerated since I was three years old.
Cousin serving life.
I don't even remember him out of jail, though, that's the thing 'cause I was too young.
NATASHA DEL TORO: So many people in Kristal Bush's family were or are in prison.
Kristal: Black women, I don't think we're given enough credit for how much we actually bear.
Systems that are in place that disrupt the Black family.
NATASHA: Now she fights to break the cycle, for herself and for others.
(van door thuds) Kristal: The prisons are so far, I mean, hours.
I started the van service to keep families connected.
It's sort of like therapy for me.
- We on our way to go see our husbands.
- Yeah, I get to see my husband.
(passenger vocalizing) NATASHA: A deeply personal story about family, love and resilience.
Kristal: I want my family home, but I don't think we know what it's like to be a family on the outside.
Ah, are you glad to be home?
- Am I. Kristal: I didn't really know how to react, but for me, I'm just thinking of like all the what ifs.
That's my baby.
NATASHA: A Woman on the Outside on America ReFramed.
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