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.
yvette and doris gay know all about that. since our visit to the north carolina correctional 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.
life behind bars. in some cases, those bonds have existed their entire lives. over the years, lockup crews 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 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.