Loving a Death Row Inmate | Death Row Dates | Free Documentary

In Britain today, over 100 women are married or engaged to prisoners on America’s Death Row. This is Sandie’s story – she is 47 and a twice-divorced mother of 2 from Somerset in England.

In February 2008, Sandie married Charles ‘Chucky’ Mamou. Her wedding video shows her in a white gown with a veil and a beautiful bouquet, but there is something missing – the groom. He is on Death Row for a double murder during a drug deal, a crime for which he insists he is innocent. Texas Death Row is strictly non-contact so Sandie had to get married with a stand-in – it was her new father-in-law who presented her with the ring and stood by her side in front of the pastor. After just 4 months Sandie discovered Chucky had been writing sex letters to a married woman in the UK – so ended the relationship.

Sandie has had up to 30 prison penpals, and recently she has fallen in love. 28-year-old Reginald Blanton proposed and she said yes. Reginald is also on Death Row, found guilty of shooting his friend in the head. He too says he is innocent. Despite their 19-year age gap, they both profess this is true love, but their relationship is confined to annual visits and hundreds of letters. Reginald has lost his final appeal and his execution is imminent. Sandie will be there.