America ReFramed

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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