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“Instead, our system of "corrections" is about arm's-length revenge and retribution, all day and all night. Then its overseers wonder why people leave prison more broken than when they went in.”

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Piper Kerman
Piper Kerman

Piper Kerman (born September 28, 1969) is an American memoirist and writer best known for her bestselling memoir "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison" (2010). The book chronicles her 13-month experience in federal prison for drug trafficking. Her memoir was adapted into a critically acclaimed Netflix television series (2013-2019). Kerman works as a writer, speaker, and advocate for prison reform. more

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