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'ORANGE' IN THE NEWS

CBS Sunday Morning, Prison in the Time of Coronavirus (April 18, 2020)
The Washington Post, To Flatten the Curve, Free Some Prisoners. Please. (March 31, 2020)
The Washington Post Magazine, Piper Kerman of Orange is the New Black: America has normalized prison (October 28, 2019)
The New York Times, Why the ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Went Back to Prison (July 26, 2019)
Cosmopolitan, The Real Reason We Like Bad Girls (June 20, 2014)
U.S. Senate, Solitary Confinement Testimony, Piper Kerman
(Feb. 26, 2014)
Fresh Air, NPR.com, Behind 'The New Black' (Aug. 12, 2013)

OITNB CAST TALK ANTI-RACISM

Cast members in a livestreamed event to learn about and activate for anti-racist criminal justice reform to benefit Color Of Change and The Poussey Washington Fund.

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’FROM WHERE SHE STANDS’ PODCAST

The Official OITNB Podcast connects the storylines from Orange is the New Black with stories from real women whose lives have been impacted by prison.

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GET INVOLVED

Incarceration rates are soaring, despite a 40% drop in violent crime since 1990. Learn how you can get involved with criminal justice reform.

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'FREE PIPER' TEES FOR FAMM

The original 'Free Piper' t-shirts are back! Once again, all proceeds go to Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM).

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ABOUT PIPER KERMAN

Piper Kerman is the author of Orange is the New Black, now available in paperback and audiobook.

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