>> reporter: each day in jail was a struggle for michelle hadley. not just the daily grind, but the death threats, the fear, living in legal limbo. she took comfort writing long letters to her family. trying to convince them, and maybe herself, that she was okay. >> july 21st, 2016. dear ma, daddy and rebecca, my commissary order finally arrived today. so i have paper and decent pencils among other goodies. >> writing has always relaxed me and since i'm pretty sure this ordeal is the most stressful of my life to date, you can expect to get letters from me. i wanted to send you one positive thing and one thing i want to do when i'm free as much for my mood and sanity as for urs. one positive thing, i haven't had this much time to read in a long time.