From a young age I had learned to get over--to cover my tracks emotionally, to hide or ignore my problems in the belief that they were mine alone to solve.
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.
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 …
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.
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…
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…
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…
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