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‘Orange is the New Black’ author discusses realities of prison

‘Orange is the New Black’ author discusses realities of prison

Robert Shaffer Connector Contributor Being a middle-class, college-educated woman from Massachusetts, Piper Kerman imagined that her stay in a women’s prison would be a terrifying experience. While Kerman’s time in prison was harsh, to her surprise, she found a world she never knew existed. “The last thing I expected on my first day of prison