![]() Although Piper learns about her criminal charges only a few days before turning herself in prison on the show, both in the book and real life “we learn her case dragged on for four years, she cooperated, had a good lawyer, and nearly 10 years after her criminal conduct, she was sentenced to serve a greatly reduced term of 15 months at Danbury, FCI, in Connecticut (Marino, 2010). The real Piper only spent a total of 13 out of her 15 month in prison, while on the show Piper seems to have a never-ending time in prison. ![]() Although Kerman’s time in the women’s facility was drama-free, Chapman’s time was dramatized to bring in ratings from the audience. Chapman and Kerman went to prison for smuggling drug money for the interest of a woman she was interested in. The main character on the show Piper Chapman is very similar to the real Piper Kerman in many ways. The distinction between Kerman’s real life and memoir versus the show is pretty obvious. In order to examine the true nature of these character and their relationship to Kerman, it’s important to dig deeper into each character on the show versus how kerman portrays them in her memoir. ![]() Most of these characters are said to be fictional, the rest were inspired by real inmates who served time with her. One of the most interesting parts about the Netflix series is the diverse and dynamic group of characters that Kerman introduces throughout her memoir and show. Kerman had almost got away with her illegal activity, but these charges caught up to her 10 years after she had committed the crime (Kerman, 2010). ![]()
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