Who Has Been Released on Orange Is the New Black?
Every Inmate Who Has Left Litchfield on Orange Is the New Black
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Considering Piper's character is inspired by the real-life Piper Kerman, who wrote the memoir Orange Is the New Black, it might seem a little strange to have a season without Piper being incarcerated. And she doesn't technically earn that early release, either. C.O. Hopper switches her to the top of the list, worried that she might catch on to his and Aleida's drug smuggling. But Piper is due to be released within a number of months, anyway. She might be able to better help the other inmates by advocating for prison reform from the outside, too — especially since, as Taystee reminds her, Piper is still more privileged than many of the other inmates.