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Orange is the New Black begins in 1993 with Piper Kerman graduating from college. After graduating with a degree in theatre Piper finds herself unmotivated and under qualified but with an intense desire to explore and experiment. In the months following her graduation Piper befriends and eventually becomes romantically involved with a drug dealer named Nora. Looking for adventure, Piper is quickly sucked into Nora’s world and eventually helps her smuggle money across borders in Europe. Soon after this Piper realizes she no longer wants to be involved in Nora’s criminal activities so she breaks things off with her and moves to California. Once in San Francisco Piper gets a good job working at a TV production company and meets her future husband, …show more content…
Five years after being indicted and pleading guilty Piper receives her sentence of fifteen months in Danbury Federal Prison. In 2004 Piper finally goes to jail, she is stripped and searched and given a khaki jumpsuit. In the months that follow her time at Danbury is relatively uneventful. She quickly learns that the prison system can be brutal and humiliating. However she also befriends many of her fellow inmates and forms strong relationships with these women. Piper celebrates her birthday in prison and receives cards and cake from her new friends. Unfortunately during her time in prison Piper’s grandmother passes away and she is unable to get furlough to attend the funeral. Piper’s release date approaches and many of her friends are released however Piper is called as a witness in Chicago. In Chicago she testifies against one of Nora’s drug rivals, Jonathan Bibby. Coincidentally Nora is placed in the same cell as Piper and the form an uneasy friendship. After the trial Piper is released and goes home with Larry to go back into her normal …show more content…
Although it is clear that Piper does not think highly of the US prison system I think she presents both positives and negatives of the system. The positive aspects of the prison systems are mostly focused on the relationships she forms in prison. The community of women is supportive and they work together in most instances. Additionally some of the programs within the prison like Puppies Behind Bars seem to be well organized and beneficial to the prisoners and the surrounding community. Despite the positive personal relationships and decent programs the prison system is flawed and has many negatives. Piper describes an enormous amount of miscommunications during her time in prison and her time waiting for her sentence. This lack of communication leads to the inefficiencies and overall disorganization within the prison system. Although the Puppies Behind Bars program is positive many of the other programs are disorganized and ineffective. For example when Piper is assigned to work at the electric shop she receives no formal training or information about working in the electric shop. This is obviously incredibly dangerous but the prison does not seem to care about the safety of the prisoners. In addition to being unconcerned about the safety of the prisoners the prison system shows little interest in helping prisoners adjust to society once they are released. For example when Piper

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