About Pillars: Untold Stories of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones
What does love, caregiving, and connection look like when it’s stretched across jail and prison walls? Pillars: Untold Stories of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones answers this question through the lens of the 1 in 4 women and 1 in 2 Black women with incarcerated loved ones.
Pillars is a new video and podcast series about women—mothers, wives, partners, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, and aunties—with loved ones behind bars. You’ll hear raw and honest stories from the women who are holding their families together as the system tries to tear them apart.
When someone comes home from jail or prison, it’s almost always a woman who supports their reentry into society. In this bonus episode, Alice and Raylene have a conversation about their experiences providing reentry support for their formerly incarcerated loved ones. From emotional labor, to searching for work and housing, to supporting their loved ones as they acclimate to life on the outside, you’ll hear about the unseen caregiving and reentry expertise of women.
If you are navigating the reentry of your loved one, you’re not alone. 96% of women help their loved ones during or after their incarceration*. Share your untold story with us: pillarspod.com/untold (http://pillarspod.com/untold)
Essie Justice Group is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for women with incarcerated loved ones. Connect with us!
Instagram: instagram.com/essie4justice (http://instagram.com/essie4justice)
TikTok: tiktok.com/@essie4justice (http://tiktok.com/@essie4justice)
Facebook: facebook.com/EssieJusticeGroup (http://facebook.com/EssieJusticeGroup)
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/essie4justice.bsky.social (http://bsky.app/profile/essie4justice.bsky.social)
Web: essiejusticegroup.org (http://essiejusticegroup.org)
*Statistic from “Because She’s Powerful”, Essie Justice Group. 2018.
22 Jul 2025
Ep 2: Okha's Story
Okha shares what it’s like to be the daughter and primary caregiver of an incarcerated parent. In this episode, you’ll hear about the process and financial impact of securing a lawyer for her father’s case, the countless barriers she faces just trying to visit him, and the ways she takes care of herself through it all.
If you are a woman with an incarcerated loved one, you’re not alone. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 2 Black women in the United States have an incarcerated loved one. Share your untold story with us: bit.ly/pillars-untold-stories (https://bit.ly/pillars-untold-stories)
Essie Justice Group is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for women with incarcerated loved ones. Connect with us!
Instagram: instagram.com/essie4justice (http://instagram.com/essie4justice)
TikTok: tiktok.com/@essie4justice (http://tiktok.com/@essie4justice)
Facebook: facebook.com/EssieJusticeGroup (http://facebook.com/EssieJusticeGroup)
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/essie4justice.bsky.social (http://bsky.app/profile/essie4justice.bsky.social)
Web: essiejusticegroup.org (http://essiejusticegroup.org)
18 Jun 2025
Ep 1: Carmen's Story
Carmen reveals her experiences as the wife of a man serving a life sentence, highlighting the unseen ways she provides care and the personal growth she has experienced during 14 years of incarceration in this interview.
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