In her speech, Kerman used her personal experience in the criminal justice system to describe its various failures, such as the increased incarceration rate of minorities and the imbalance of power between genders. Despite her success, Kerman still exemplifies the same humility that helped her survive a year in prison.
The best-selling memoir chronicles her 13 months spent in the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, a women’s prison in Connecticut, for transporting narcotics and laundering money. Such is the way of Piper Kerman, author of the memoir “Orange is the New Black,” the basis for the same-titled hit Netflix series. “And cut the line?” she asked suspiciously. She was escorted to an empty table in the front of the room, table #1, by a faculty member who promised her a plate of food right away. Guests waited last Wednesday in a buffet line just outside the Massachusetts Room at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when the woman of the hour walked in. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our Instagram and Twitter account.
Piper is an in-demand speaker for prison classes and public engagements and covers topics as varied as creative writing and gender as well as sociology and justice reform.Ī bit different to Piper counting flies on the window sill of Thunder Thais in the show, no? While she's found her voice within activism, she's also found it on stage.
She also advises non-profit set-ups on their marketing strategies, too. Recent posts on her Instagram account demonstrate her support on a wide range of other causes and communities, including reproductive rights, the LGBTQ+ community and racism. Oh, and she also serves on the board of the Women's Prison Association, too. She also recently supported the recent #FreeBlackMamas campaign, which asks for donations to support women who couldn’t afford to make bail payments. OITNB star Danielle Brooks is five months pregnantįor example, she's worked passionately with organisation Nation Inside to bring an end to over-crowded prison cells, as well as Families Against Mandatory Minimums, which challenges mandatory sentencing laws.
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