The DPA is the nation’s leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights. On Monday, Indiewire had the opportunity to participate in a town hall discussion entitled “What Television Can and Can’t Tell Us About Women, the Drug War and Mass Incarceration,” featuring Piper Kerman and sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance. While Piper Chapman was the name given to the show’s main character - and it was her perspective that initially introduced us to the world of Litchfield Penitentiary - the character was a portrayal of Piper Kerman, the author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison.” It took “Weeds” creator Jenji Kohan and Netflix to turn Kerman’s memoir into the series that we have come to know and love. “ Orange is the New Black” fans know that the series is based on a true story.
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