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Through her platform, she is focusing on initiatives aimed at rehabilitation, reintegration, and providing opportunities for individuals post-incarceration
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Through her platform, she is focusing on initiatives aimed at rehabilitation, reintegration, and providing opportunities for individuals post-incarceration
"I still love my husband" said Phaedra Parks in a new interview where she admits to backpedalling on her plans to divorce Apollo Nida.
I said, what's that? she says, he's in prison but he only has three more years to do. i said, okay, maybe we can do the three years. and see what it's all about. i rolled in and found out he had a life sentence. >> larry: but that didn't dissuade you? >> it kind of. because the first thing i ask him, what did you do, murder somebody? and he was like, no, it was my score sheet. i had a whole bunch of priers that florida make you repay for. and so i said, well, i'm going to research your case and see if you're telling the truth and if you're telling the truth i help you fight till the end but if...
The three years. i wrote him and found out he had a life sentence. >> larry: but that didn't dissuade you? >> kind of. i asked him, what did you do, murder somebody? he said, no, it was my score sheet. i had a whole bunch of priors that florida makes you repay for. i said, i'm going to research your case and see if you're telling the truth, and if you're telling the truth, i'll help you fight to the end. but if you're not, i'm going to leave you. >> larry: you're still with him. here's your husband, by the way, cornelius, describing what it was like hearing from you. this is a clip from "priso...
And i'm like god look at me. >> now after 14 years she may have convinced courts as well. >> no i'm not kidding, i'm serious as a heart attack. >> reporter: but did he does come home, will they make it. >> they see that you're missing something. >> larry: we spent a few moments in tampa, florida, la toya marion married to cornelius marion who is 20 years into servinging a life sentence for grand theft and grand robbery. she can be seen on that show we're talking about, "prison wives." on the investigation discovery channel. how did you meet cornelius? >> i grew up with his cousin and i just as...