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1 online resource (327 pages) |
| Summary |
"With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of people who disappear "down the rabbit hole" of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Kerman's story offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison - why it is we lock so many away and what happens to them when they're there."--Amazon.com. |
| Note |
"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States by Spiegel & Grau in 2010"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Kerman, Piper.
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Kerman, Piper. |
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Federal Correctional Institution (Danbury, Conn.)
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Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Conn. |
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Women prisoners -- Connecticut -- Danbury -- Biography.
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Reformatories for women -- Connecticut -- Danbury.
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Women prisoners -- Connecticut -- Danbury.
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Reformatories for women. |
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Women prisoners. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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Sociology. |
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Connecticut -- Danbury. |
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Downloadable e-Books.
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Electronic books. |
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Poetry.
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Poetry.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kerman, Piper. Orange is the new black New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2011 9780385523394 (DLC) 2011501591 (OCoLC)440562868 |
| ISBN |
9780385530262 : $48.00 |
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0385530269 : $48.00 |
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