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Name: Orange is the new black
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Author: Piper Kerman

📘 Orange is the new black by Piper Kerman

Piper Kerman was sentenced to a federal prison term for a drug‑trafficking offense she committed over a decade earlier. During the 13 months she spent largely at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, she witnessed the complex social codes and shifting power dynamics that govern life behind bars. Her account offers an intimate look at the women she met, the mundane and violent rituals that sustain them, and the unpredictable balance of authority between inmates and staff. The book provides a candid depiction of life in a women’s federal reformatory, illustrating how a single past misdeed can dramatically alter a woman’s trajectory and how the prison environment shapes identity, behavior, and survival.

First publish date: 2011

Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir

Authors: Piper Kerman

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