I married a prisoner for money while he was serving a twelve-year sentence — but after his conviction was overturned, he came to my apartment with a black box and said, “Now it’s my turn to be honest.”

I was twenty-seven, struggling to pay rent while raising my younger brother, when a wealthy woman offered me $2,000 a month to marry her son.

There was only one problem.

Her son was serving time in federal prison.

“You don’t have to love him,” she explained. “Visit him twice a month, write him letters, and help convince the court he still has a supportive family.” PlanFamily Trips

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I was desperate for money.

So I agreed.

Our wedding took place inside a prison