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Piper Kerman
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She/Her. Author of #1 @NYTimes bestseller Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison πππ IG: @PiperKerman
- RT @RandyPrine: Judge Eckhardt of Texas wears her pussy hat in protest of Abortion and healthcare bill.
- You may be binge-watching @OITNB right now and I hope you canβt stop thinking about the characters and their stories. The last 10 years since my memoir was published have been crazy and instructive, and I want to offer a few reflections. #OITNB #OrangeForever #FreeHer
- 98.3% of killings by police from 2013-2020 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.
- This is enraging & outraging. Books are a lifeline to the outside world & a prisoner's future. Education is the antidote to incarceration, & in the BOP there are very few educational opportunities other than GEDA new policy at the Federal Bureau of Prisons would bans all books from being sent into federal facilities from outside sources and require incarcerated individuals to use an ordering system in which they must pay exorbitant prices. sent.pr/2r57chL via @laurenk_gill
- System that privileges some people' safety & freedom over other people's safety & freedom can't be called a justice system #BlackLivesMatter
- Replying to @Piper.@OITNB has created a real Poussey Washington Fund benefiting these incredible organizations. @AntiRecidivism @MigrantFreedom @ImmDef @ANewWayofLife1 @thecouncilus @ccf_ny @WPA_NYC @unprisonproject 4 of them are led by women who survived prison. Donate. crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/β¦
- We don't say #OrangeForever for nothing. @Lavernecox has been nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the #Emmys! #OITNB
GIF - I was locked up during a *regular* flu epidemic. It was fucking godawful. EVERYONE got sick. I was 34yo, superhealthy, fought it off for weeks & then could not move for 7 straight days.Getting sick in prison is scary, and even the most basic disease control measures are against the rules or simply impossible. I tweeted about this a few days ago, now here's a full story exploring it for @MarshallProj, with @schwartzapfel themarshallproject.org/2020/03/06/wheβ¦












