Piper Kerman

About Piper Kerman

Notable as the writer of the bestselling prison memoir that inspired the popular Netflix series Orange is the New Black, she became a Women's Prison Association board member after being incarcerated for a year on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

Piper Eressea Kerman is an American author who was indicted in 1998 for money laundering and sentenced to 15 months in a federal correctional facility, during which she served 13 months. Her memoir of her prison experiences, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, was adapted into the critically acclaimed Netflix original comedy-drama Orange Is. The New Black. Since his release from prison, Kerman has spoken a lot about women in prison and his own experiences there. Currently, she works as a communications strategist for non-profit organizations.

Born	September 28, 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, author, memoirist
Alma mater	Smith College
Notable work	Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

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Piper Kerman before fame

She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, after growing up in a wealthy Boston household.

Achievement of Piper Kerman

She earned the coveted Justice Trailblazer Award from the John Jay College Center on Media, Crime, and Justice in 2014.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Piper Kerman family life

Her romantic bond with a female drug dealer led to her engagement in criminal activities. In 2006, she married novelist and magazine publisher Larry Smith, who is openly bisexual.

Associations of Piper Kerman

Piper Chapman, her character in Orange is the New Black, is performed by actress Taylor Schilling.

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