Piper Kerman
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She/Her. Author of #1 @NYTimes bestseller Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison 💖💜💙 IG: @PiperKerman
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This gal deserves to win big on Monday. Of course I'm biased...
#OITNB
@TaySchilling
http://t.co/oZIcSvf9dF
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@randyprine
: Judge Eckhardt of Texas wears her pussy hat in protest of Abortion and healthcare bill.
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You may be binge-watching
@OITNB
right now and I hope you can’t stop thinking about the characters and their stories.
The last 10 years since my memoir was published have been crazy and instructive, and I want to offer a few reflections.
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
#FreeHer
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98.3% of killings by police from 2013-2020 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.
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This is enraging & outraging. Books are a lifeline to the outside world & a prisoner's future. Education is the antidote to incarceration, & in the BOP there are very few educational opportunities other than GED
A new policy at the Federal Bureau of Prisons would bans all books from being sent into federal facilities from outside sources and require incarcerated individuals to use an ordering system in which they must pay exorbitant prices. via
@laurenk_gill
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System that privileges some people' safety & freedom over other people's safety & freedom can't be called a justice system
#BlackLivesMatter
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.
@OITNB
has created a real Poussey Washington Fund benefiting these incredible organizations.
@AntiRecidivism
@MigrantFreedom
@ImmDef
@ANewWayofLife1
@thecouncilus
@ccf_ny
@WPA_NYC
@unprisonproject
4 of them are led by women who survived prison. Donate.
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This is 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 bravo
@Lavernecox
for your amazing work 🍊🖤🧡
We don't say
#OrangeForever
for nothing.
@LaverneCox
has been nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the
#Emmys
!
#OITNB
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I was locked up during a *regular* flu epidemic. It was fucking godawful. EVERYONE got sick. I was 34yo, superhealthy, fought it off for weeks & then could not move for 7 straight days.
Getting sick in prison is scary, and even the most basic disease control measures are against the rules or simply impossible.
I tweeted about this a few days ago, now here's a full story exploring it for
@MarshallProj
, with
@schwartzapfel
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I'm voting for Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic Primary.
I'm voting for Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic Primary.
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I have said “law is an instrument of power, not of justice” in talks etc. and had people audibly gasp/clutch pearls 🙄
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This is fucking insanity.
A Texas woman was sentenced to five years in prison for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while she was on supervised release from a 2011 felony conviction. Her defense attorney said, "She was never told that she couldn't vote.”
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Gratitude to the millions of
@OITNB
fans who say
#OrangeForever
- but let’s forever end the bad laws & failed policies that made the show possible.
#OITNB
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I hope you're supporting retroactivity for everyone criminalized or otherwise affected by current bad policy
I’m joining the board of
#AcreageHoldings
because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities.
@AcreageCannabis
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Correct. That is NOT what I meant.
#NeverTrump
#ImWithHer
Trump getting elected after Obama was not what they meant by Orange is the New Black
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Prison rape is a horrific reality for women, men & children in US jails & prisons. As on the outside, the most vulnerable people are most at risk of sexual violence.
ANY endorsement of sexual violence, especially in a "corrections" setting, is appalling.
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The
@empirestatebldg
is lit orange tonight in honor of the
@OITNB
Poussey Washington Fund - benefiting 8 justice reform organizations:
@wpa_nyc
@thecouncilus
migrantfreedom antirecidivismcoalition
@unprisonproject
…
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I didn’t see a therapist when I got out of prison. I wish I had, & I want people who survive the enormous traumas of criminalization & incarceration to get the help they need.
Please join me & donate if you can.
REBUILD: a Help Me Find a Therapist program is made possible with generous donations of $10,000 from
@prisonculture
& $15,000 from
@_beamorg
We’re grateful to do this work with
@prisonculture
&
@YoloAkili
!
👉🏾We need your help to fully fund the program:
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We need all hands for
#CJreform
.
Great conversation! Gratitude for both of your work & leadership. & Kap thanks 4 support of
@girlsclubny
!
.
@Kaepernick7
&
@Piper
, it was good to talk tonight re: football, criminal justice reform, & the possibility of change. There’s work to do.
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The worst person in Washington, which is an Everest-level summit.
Another one heads to President Trump’s desk. This legislation allows states to have drug testing to receive federal unemployment benefits.
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So, as we say goodbye to
@OITNB
, let us also say goodbye to a criminal justice system that has unfairly & unnecessarily destroyed too many lives.
Thank you for watching. FIN
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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Publisher (one of the Big 3) who told me of my book proposal: “Love your writing...I’m just a little uncomfortable with the crime. And the lesbianism.”
Name a time you proved someone wrong who doubted you. Be as petty as you like.
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Congratulations to wonderful
@UzoAduba
@nlyonne
&
@Lavernecox
on their
@OITNB
#EmmyNominations
- so deserved!
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When I was incarcerated, I saw firsthand how jails/prisons exacerbated existing trauma & harmed women. I support
#VISIONact
#AB937
to right wrongs of the
#California
incarceration system & to support women, esp survivors of domestic violence.
Let me tell you why. 1/3
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Huge cheers to
@OITNB
cast for Outstanding Ensemble award & to
@UzoAduba
4 special nod for actress!
#SAGawards
#OITNB
💖💖💖💖💖
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1/ “There are more than 7,000 prisons, jails & detention centers in the United States & nearly half a million workers pass through them every single day.”
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“Anxiety about violent crime is often used to win elections. Police & politicians routinely share misleading, out-of-context crime statistics to advance their agendas. Fearmongering about rising crime has also been used…to undermine Black Americans’ protests for civil rights.”
New York City saw more than 2,200 killings in a single year in 1990, compared with 468 last year, according to city data. That’s a nearly 80% drop.
Los Angeles saw more than 1,000 homicides a year in the early 90s, compared with fewer than 350 last year.
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@OITNB
(Calling your kids to say "I love you" from behind bars can cost as much as a $1.50 a minute BTW.)
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
#FreeHer
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Fingers crossed & good vibes for
#JenjiKohan
@UzoAduba
and everyone who works on
@OITNB
!!!
#GoldenGlobes
#OITNB
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Some of my
@OITNB
faves
@LauraPrepon
@alysiareiner
@MichaelHarney4
& Nick Sandow
#Emmys
#oitnb
http://t.co/3kAgf8JXW8
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Cops don’t belong in our schools. Advice from brilliant
@prisonculture
: Want to learn more about
#PoliceFreeSchool
campaigns? Check out
@DignityinSchool
&
@adv_project
. Both of these organizations can provide you with toolkits & resources to launch your own campaigns.
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Letter from a woman in the
#OITNB
unit where I was incarcerated. PLEASE READ
Prison staff are abandoning their posts, leaving people in a terrifying
#COVID19
situation. This is a MINIMUM SECURITY unit. There is no safety threat to releasing THOUSANDS of ppl in US prisons & jails
@Piper
Awful situation at Danbury Federal Prison Camp with inmates who tested positive for COVID being mistreated! See letter from inmate!
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@OITNB
The same is true when you get out of prison. But for the kindness of strangers many formerly incarcerated women wouldn’t be given the second-chance that everyone deserves.
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
#FreeHer
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Y'know, don't let these corrupt jackasses steal your joy.
❤️💛💚💙💜💖
We shall overcome.
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This is how we roll RT
@netflix
: Here we go!
#NetflixEmmysPartyBus
#HouseofCards
#OITNB
http://t.co/OUNUwpoi21
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Thread
#EndGerrymandering
🚨Five of Ohio’s sixteen U.S. Representatives voted to reject the Electoral College results. Here’s what their districts look like:
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Huge gratitude to Venida Browder, mom of
#KaliefBrowder
@closerikers
@glennEmartin
& all who envisioned a more safe & just NYC
#RikersIsland
New York City will close the Rikers Island jail facility. It will take many years. It will take many tough decisions. But it will happen.
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Good details
#CJreform
MT
@hertzny
: 3 reasons America still leads the world in imprisoning people
http://t.co/p9XiYssXhk
via
@voxdotcom
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From 2015 until recently, I taught writing classes at 2 state prisons in Ohio & have seen firsthand how education – especially in the arts, sciences & humanities – helps restore dignity & reduce recidivism.
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
We asked incarcerated people what might have prevented them from committing the crimes that landed them behind bars. Respondents said that affordable housing, a living wage, and mental health care would have made the most impact.
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Look who I bumped into at
@WhiteHouse
Pride party - the dazzling
@Lavernecox
#oitnb
@OITNB
http://t.co/PKreaVcRIE
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eu também te amo 😘
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THREAD. As
#COVID19
numbers go up around the country, remember there are millions of people trapped behind the walls of US prisons & jails, where the # of cases has ONLY gone up.
2 tremendous
#COVID19behindbars
stories published today by 2 kickass journalists, must-read! 1/3
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Grateful for the excellent healthcare I've had from Planned Parenthood & want that for any woman who needs it. I
#StandwithPP
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Stunning
@essencemag
cover w/beautiful
@thedanieb
@Lavernecox
@UzoAduba
@samirawiley
@VICKYJEUDY
&
@amoore9
#OITNB
http://t.co/Ow5zXKgxrX
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(BTW Because of predatory prison phone companies, calling your kids to say “I love you” from behind bars can cost as much as a $1.50 a minute.)
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
#FreeHer
#PhoneJustice
#WrightToConnect
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Don’t support police chiefs, prosecutors, judges, politicians or presidents calling for mandatory minimums and other punitive policies that do little to increase public safety.
For more information, visit:
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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Didn’t think I could love
@MsJackieCruz
@alysiareiner
@MsLauraGomez
@joelmgarland
&
@totallykate
any MORE, but hear what they have to say about
#MassIncarceration
🍊🖤🧡
@OITNB
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
As
@OITNB
concludes its final season, the author and cast say it’s also time for mass incarceration in America to come to an end
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This special
@OITNB
program will stay up for people to watch. Thank you for whatever actions YOU take now to end
#MassIncarceration
& ensure
#BlackLivesMatter
Join us in just a few minutes with the cast of OITNB at 2PM PT for an important conversation about solidarity and reform in the fight against racism.
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📣 We made an
@oitnb
podcast! 📣 From Where She Stands - hear from incarcerated women & women who have walked free & are changing the 🌎 PLUS
@lavernecox
@sheisdash
@thedanieb
@uzoaduba
@dianeguerrero__
🍊🖤🧡
#OITNB
…
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At the
@WhiteHouse
with
@selenis_leyva
for Art & Innovation!!!
#ReentryMatters
#CriminalJusticeReform
#OITNB
@OITNB
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Congrats to
@jeneuston
, casting director for
@OITNB
for her Emmy win!!! TY for finding all the amazing actors who populate
#OITNB
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You can’t reform this.
The U.S. Department of Justice found that officers at Florida's Lowell prison have raped, sodomized, beaten, and choked countless women incarcerated there as part of a pattern of civil rights abuses that goes back years.
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Encourage your local university or community college to offer
#HigherEd
programs in prisons/jails.
Also, ask your federal representatives to fully restore
#PellGrants
for incarcerated students.
#PellYes
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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The cast of
@oitnb
came together to talk w/
@rashadrobinson
@elizabhinton
@RachelCargle
@staceyabrams
&
@andreacjames
about anti-racist actionable steps to change the justice system & this country. I hope you join us today for the conversation.
@OITNB
#PWF
#BLM
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@OITNB
@thedanieb
@samirawiley
@AntiRecidivism
@MigrantFreedom
@ImmDef
@ANewWayofLife1
@thecouncilus
@ccf_ny
@WPA_NYC
@unprisonproject
@wpbp
@NelpNews
@ceoworks
@PrisonYoga
@PrisonYogaNY
@dancetobefreeus
@conbodynyc
@NationalBailOut
@prisondoulas
@projectavary
@scholarCHIPS
@Avas_Grace
So, as we say goodbye to
@OITNB
, let us also say goodbye to a criminal justice system that has unfairly & unnecessarily destroyed too many lives.
Thank you for watching. FIN
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
#FreeHer
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Took my son w/me to vote
@HillaryClinton
into office as next
@POTUS
This will be a historic day
#OHHillYes
#ImWithHer
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All. 50.
@senrobportman
are you listening to reason, expertise, your constituents?
#NoGrahamCassidy
#ProtectOurCare
#ACA
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@OITNB
@thedanieb
@samirawiley
@AntiRecidivism
@MigrantFreedom
@ImmDef
@ANewWayofLife1
@thecouncilus
@ccf_ny
@WPA_NYC
@unprisonproject
I read a lot of books in prison. They helped make the unbearable moments more bearable.
Support the Women’s Prison Book Project
@wpbp
by donating a 📚, 💰or ⌚️.
Some of the most popular requests are drug/alcohol recovery books & GED primers.
#OITNB
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Below are a few examples of the kindness YOU can offer incarcerated & formerly incarcerated women across the country – hundreds of thousands of women who are, or once were, serving time in real-life Litchfields.
(Small spoiler ahead, but I promise it’s worth it!)
#OITNB
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So on point. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏿💪🏼💪
@deray
Activist
@deray
reacts to Rudy Giuliani's comments about
#BlackLivesMatter
during our intv:
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The same is true when you get out of prison. But for the kindness of strangers, many formerly incarcerated women wouldn’t be given the second chance that everyone deserves.
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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“Disclosures show that over four dozen finance industry professionals, including several prominent private equity executives and investment bankers, made early donations to Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former CNBC contributor who is challenging
@AOC
.”
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For women re-entering, here’s how you can help:
1. Donate clothing, hygiene products & transit passes to re-entry groups or programs in your city/county
2. Hire them! Or donate to programs like
@NelpNews
,
#InmatesToEntrepreneurs
&
@ceoworks
3. Support sober houses
#OITNB
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Olá! Eu te amo todo dia!
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EVERY county & municipality should be developing release plans for local jails.
#COVID19
BREAKING: Ohio has begun releasing incarcerated people in the wake of the Coronavirus.
@NYGovCuomo
must do the same for incarcerated New Yorkers before it's too late.
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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So thrilled for the whole
@OITNB
cast &
@UzoAduba
for
#SAGAwards2016
recognition of their brilliant work!!! 💞💞💞
#OITNB
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The
#DeathPenalty
is the ultimate expression of state violence. We shouldn’t tolerate state violence against our people on ANY level.
Police, prisons, death at the hands of the government is unacceptable. Taking to the streets to stop it is a moral choice.
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Huge congrats to
@jeneuston
for her
#Emmy
nomination for
@OITNB
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series! 🍊
#OITNB
👏🏾👏🏻👏🏿👏👏🏽
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In the final season of
@OITNB
, Taystee (played by actress
@thedanieb
) creates a fund to honor her friend Poussey (played by actress
@SamiraWiley
) who was killed by a prison guard in S4. She calls it the Poussey Washington Fund.
#FreeHer
#OITNB
#OrangeForever
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@OITNB
Below are a few examples of the kindness YOU can offer incarcerated & formerly incarcerated women across the country – hundreds of thousands of women who are or once were serving time in
#RealLifeLitchfields
.
(Small spoiler ahead, but I promise it’s worth it!)
#OITNB
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This THREAD. I feel queasy 🤢
Dozens of Trump’s biggest donors previously showed no major interest in politics.
I took a hard look at newcomers who gave at least $1M and could now shape the future of the GOP and American democracy.
Let's meet the MAGA Money... (THREAD)
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Crazy rumor is untrue - please relax folks MT
@OITNB
: Orange Is The New Black has NOT been canceled.
http://t.co/KhGXyXfBkb
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Spoken like someone who has never bothered to think about the shameful US response to HIV/AIDS for a single, solitary second.
maybe we need a federal law making it a felony to knowingly expose someone to a deadly disease.
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80% of women in jails & 62% in prison are moms.
1. Donate to
@NationalBailOut
, which works to
#FreeBlackMamas
2. Support/start a prenatal/postnatal care program for pregnant women behind bars like
@prisondoulas
3. Donate⌚️or 💰to groups that support kids w/ incarcerated moms
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