We Found Love, Part 1: I Met My Husband in Prison

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, midnight

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The first chapter of \\u201cWe Found Love,\\u201d a three-part miniseries exploring how romantic love and partnership run up against \\u2013 and sometimes transcend \\u2013 the criminal justice system. Through the stories of three couples, at all different stages in their relationships, Boston Globe reporter Ivy Scott dives deep into what it takes to find love in a hopeless place. In today\\u2019s episode, she tells the story of\\xa0Sharlene, a successful working mother with a secret, and Blake, a Southern gentleman serving time for second-degree murder. Their first encounter, in the visiting room of a Massachusetts state prison, would change the course of their lives. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

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