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Have discovered a surprising number of family members serving time together. but few have ever had to face the difficult circumstances that confronted yvette and doris. being on death row was it was like i needed i needed to be with my sister. the identical twins, both convicted of murder for helping yvette s former boyfriend carry out a triple homicide, were sent to the north carolina correctional institution for women. doris got a life sentence. yvette was condemned to die. she told us about her first day on death row. i begin to hear insults when i first got in the gate. i began to hear people talk about oh, she s got sentenced to death. oh, she s going to be she s going to die for the crimes that she committed. even though they were housed at the same prison, the women were prohibited from seeing one another. but occasionally, doris would catch a fleeting glimpse of yvette. i would go by the chapel, and ....
Institution for women, doris has been paroled. the soonest she will be allowed to visit yvette is when her probation expires. brad and michael love have more time. brad is currently eligible, but has not yet made parole. so we re going to spend as many years together here as we can. i love him to death. i d do anything for brad. anything. short of killing somebody again. coming up on lockup: raw. these cats is their kids. and you mess with one of the cats, i mean, these cats is their family. that s all they got. the special bond between prisoner and pet. it s like anything. show them respect they ll treat you with love and respect back. # ....
Only to find a long lost relative was already doing his own time there. my father was in here for messing with kids. and you know, i ain t cool with that. and he tried talking to me but i told him, you know i ain t got no respect for you for what you did. i hate that. that s the worst crime that you can do, including the crime that i did of murder. i think that s worse. in 2003, their father died of a heart attack while still incarcerated. when their mother became ill, authorities approved michael s request to be moved closer to her home. which reunited the brothers at anamosa. it s just excited to see him again, man. you know it s my brother. you can t ask for a better [ bleep ] to hang out with. the love brothers may have found their place. but as we learned, their bond has yet to face its ultimate test. i ll never see him again. once he gets out of prison, that s it. i ll never be able to visit my brother again. because of iowa law. anybody on paper or parole can never ....
I see my sister, she ll be in the window you know and i walk by with a group of ladies, and everybody would say, well doris there s your sister. and i would say, god, there she is. and i said, i wish she was out here, you know. and i hated to go by there just to see her, and it hurt my heart, and i would ache. after six years of separation, yvette s punishment was reduced to a life sentence. meaning, she could leave death row and reunite with doris. i was so excited for her. and she came and hugged me and we were crying and kissing and hugging, and oh, it was such a like a great reunion. i started crying. i got emotional. and, i just began to praise god. though they can see each other on the yard, prison officials won t let the sisters share a cell for security reasons. they think we are the same person in the same dorm. the officers do. and they get confused. it s interesting and kind of unusual for corrections, because if you re not paying attention, ....
Have discovered a surprising number of family members serving time together. but few have ever had to face the difficult circumstances that confronted yvette and doris. being on death row was it was like i needed i needed to be with my sister. the identical twins, both convicted of murder for helping yvette s former boyfriend carry out a triple homicide, were sent to the north carolina correctional institution for women. doris got a life sentence. yvette was condemned to die. she told us about her first day on death row. i begin to hear insults when i first got in the gate. i began to hear people talk about oh, she s got sentenced to death. oh, she s going to be she s going to die for the crimes that she committed. even though they were housed at the same prison, the women were prohibited from seeing one another. but occasionally, doris would catch a fleeting glimpse of yvette. ....