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

We were never friends. Not for a second. I loved you.

- 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…

- 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…

- 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 …

- 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…

- Piper Kerman

When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand.

- 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 …

- Piper Kerman