What happens to a family when someone they love is incarcerated? And what happens when, after decades of waiting, they finally come home?
In this episode of the cityCURRENT Show, Andrew Bartolotta sits down with Nashville-area author Shalanda Thompson to share the remarkable true story behind her memoir, Around the River Bend: A Memoir of Love During Lockup.
What began as a childhood friendship eventually became a love story under extraordinary circumstances. Shalanda reconnected with the man who would become her husband while he was incarcerated at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, where he ultimately served 25 years…