sister tessa fitzgerald is helping thousands of female women behind bars start new lives. strategy? love. ♪ >> across our nation there are thousands of mothers behind bars. i've never met a woman inside that said, gee, i'm going to go out and mess up again. >> what's your lesson you learned here? >> not to ever come back. >> the depth of her guilt was what she's done to this child is unbelievable and they want to do everything that make it right, but they're always unsure whether it's really going to work. >> i'm sister tessa fitzgerald and i happily work with incarcerated mothers to keep their families together and to rebuild their lives. when women come out of prison, they're so vulnerable. >> i don't have money and i don't have a job and it feels like there's no way out. >> a home is the part that will make their life possible. >> so good to see you. how are you? you're back home. >> we give a lot of love and a lot of support around her is a community who has seen growth and change. >> trust me, it's going to be all right. >> over time, broken bonds have been mended and