I’m a prison wife -I only wear black when visiting my man, get told off if clothing’s tight & have to wear specific bras

A PAIR of prison wives have revealed some of the strict clothing rules they have to follow when visiting their men.

Paige Nicole and Gigi Taylor are both married to men who will die behind bars, with Paige’s husband Joseph serving a life sentence, and Gigi’s husband Michael on death row.

Both women met their husbands through pen pal websites when they were already in prison, and say that their relationships are worth it, despite not being able to be with their partners physically.

The duo share a podcast called Love Within Walls, and in a recent episode, detailed the strict dress codes they have to follow when visiting prison.

Gigi revealed that the dress code at the prison her husband is at in Louisiana is not as strict as many prisons, but added that there are still many rules she has to follow.

Visitors are not allowed to wear plain white tops, plain blue top or plain grey top.

“You can wear those colours, but they have to have art or decoration on them,” she said.

She added that you are also not allowed to wear denim shirts or camouflage.

Paige added that at the prison in California where her husband is: “basically the rule is black.

“Your whole closet will just be black clothes, but even some black clothes you will be told are too tight.”

“I’ll wear something one week and then I’ll go the next week and they’ll go ‘actually, that’s not OK’.”

Gigi revealed that the strictness of the dress code depends on who is working, and what mood they’re in.

Paige met her husband Joseph in 2021 after deciding to peruse the Write A Prisoner website, whilst bored during lockdown.

She revealed that Joseph immediately caught her eye, as he was “super hot.”

Paige, from Pennsylvania, said that Joseph had put in his bio on the website that he wasn’t looking for romance, which she liked as she wasn’t looking for that either.

The healthcare worker, who has a five year old son from a previous relationship, handwrote him a letter and immediately fell in love with him after reading his reply.

Despite beginning their relationship in February 2021, the couple weren’t actually allowed to meet until December due to Covid restrictions.

When Paige was finally able to visit the prison, it was for just two hours and they were only allowed one hug.

“I flew across the country for one two hour visit, and you know what I’d do it again”, she said on the A Prison Wife Podcast, which she shares with Gigi Taylor.

“We weren’t allowed to kiss, but I wanted to so bad.”

Joseph is in prison in California, which is a five hour flight from Pennsylvania so Paige is only able to visit him once every three months.

As their romance continued to blossom, Joseph proposed to Paige, and they planned to get married inside the prison.

However, on the week of the ceremony, Joseph got transferred to a different prison.

This meant that the couple were not able to get married, but had a civil partnership instead, which allows them to have Family Visits.

In the state of California, some prisoners are allowed Family Visits, which is where visitors are allowed to spend the night with a prisoner in an apartment on the prison grounds.

Joseph has been in prison for 14 years, since he was 21, and has a whole life sentence.

He is likely to die in prison, but Paige is still hopeful that he will one day be let out.

Despite the fact that Joseph will probably never leave prison, the pair have made a bucket list of all the places they would like to go.

“Manifestation is real,” she said.

Gigi met her husband Michael eight years ago after watching a documentary about death row inmates.

She decided to write to a death row prisoner in Louisiana, where she is from and was immediately attracted to Michael.

“Something in my gut told me this is the guy you’re going to write to”, she said.

Michael has been in prison for 25 years, since he was 20 years old.

Gigi was married to her high school sweetheart at the time, and wasn’t looking for love with Michael.

However, when Michael replied to her letter, she was “blown away” by how articulate he was.

Soon after the duo met, Gigi’s husband left her, so she began a relationship with Michael.

“He changed my life, he made me a better person”, she said.

Michael told her he loved before the pair had even met and the next day, Gigi said it back.

Her parents are not supportive of the union, but Gigi said that Michael makes her so happy, and added that she would rather be with him than someone she can be with physically.

She added that her relationship with Michael is the first healthy relationship she has ever been in.

“It’s been a very crazy ride, but at the same time a beautiful ride”, said Gigi.

“Some of the best people you will ever meet have been incarcerated”, Paige added.