I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at his company. Most prisoners who come home face really significant challenges when it comes to finding work. It’s very, very hard for most people who have a criminal record to get a job. I think the system is very wasteful of taxpayers’ dollars. It’s also very wasteful of human potential. I found that most people whom I was locked up with were, you know, good people who have skills and value. Prison is a missed opportunity to nurture those things.
Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the word, a place where the U.S. government now puts not only the dangerous but also … - Piper Kerman
Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the word, a place where the U.S. government now puts not only the dangerous but also …
- Piper Kerman
Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to m… - Piper Kerman
Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to m…
We were never friends. Not for a second. I loved you. - Piper Kerman
We were never friends. Not for a second. I loved you.
That's very indicative to me of one of the things that really creates an aversion for me about having a child - this idea that every decision you mak… - Piper Kerman
That's very indicative to me of one of the things that really creates an aversion for me about having a child - this idea that every decision you mak…
I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at his company. Most prisoners who come home … - Piper Kerman
I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at his company. Most prisoners who come home …
If I could forgive, it meant I was a strong good person who could take responsibility for the path I had chosen for myself, and all the consequences … - Piper Kerman
If I could forgive, it meant I was a strong good person who could take responsibility for the path I had chosen for myself, and all the consequences …
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… - Piper Kerman
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…
When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand. - Piper Kerman
When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand.
Very close by the CMS shops, hidden about a quarter mile away in the woods, was the prison's rifle range. Correctional officers could spend quality t… - Piper Kerman
Very close by the CMS shops, hidden about a quarter mile away in the woods, was the prison's rifle range. Correctional officers could spend quality t…
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