In 2013, Netflix adapted the memoir into an original series featuring the experiences of fictional character Piper Chapman. The lecture was followed by a Q&A section and a book signing. Piper Kerman’s 2010 memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, chronicles the 13 months she spent in a federal women’s prison in Danbury, Connecticut. “Prison populations are driven by policy, they’re not driven by crime and crime rates,” Kerman said, “We make policy decisions to begin responding to substance abuse disorders, to mental illness and to the behaviors that come out of the survival of trauma with cages and with jails.” You can see the genesis of that book on Pipebomb, the blog Kerman and her. Kerman also spoke about the prison system and the ongoing issues with mass incarceration within America. But the narrative started with Piper Kerman’s 2010 memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison. In her first time talking to the press, Catherine Clearly Wolters, the real-life Alex Vause, told Vanity Fair the truth about her and Kerman's relationship, and it's a. “775%…this is the percentage increase in female incarcerations in this country since 1980,” Kerman said. Jenji Kohan's hit Netflix show may be based on the real life experiences of Piper Kerman, as told in her memoir, but that doesn't mean the show reflects what actually happened. “It’s my favorite show, and I wanted to see her speak, because I am really interested in criminal justice,” Carpenter said Kerman highlighted the increase of women being incarcerated. Logan College, said she was introduced to Kerman’s work through the Netflix show. Maggie Carpenter, one of the participants at the event and a student from John A.
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