In writing her book, Kerman hoped to affect the way people think about the criminal justice system. Here are a few highlights from their conversation:
She has also used her experience to advocate for reform in sentencing and prison, currently serving on the board of the Women’s Prison Association and teaching creative writing to inmates at two state prisons in Ohio.ĭuring the program, part of an ongoing series by the Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the two writers discussed stories from their own experiences, and analyzed how depictions of the criminal justice system play out in television hits including the Netflix shows “Orange is the New Black” and “The Night Of,” and HBO’s “The Wire.”
Kerman – who wrote her memoir after serving 13 months in prison for drug trafficking, and had it turned into an acclaimed television series – was an inspired choice for the discussion. 10 event, entitled “The War on Drugs: On-Screen and Off.” “It’s hard to keep up with who’s good and who’s bad.”īut how do images in popular culture shape our views of the people and policies at the heart of the drug war? Do they contribute a sense of cynicism or spur conditions for reform? Thompson, who has written about the real-life issues extensively, explored these questions with author Piper Kerman (Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison) at the Sept. “It’s a colossal, epic fight, covered in blood, fueled by greed and corruption at the highest levels of government, led by a broad array of riveting characters,” said ProPublica senior reporter Ginger Thompson during a recent discussion at the Brooklyn Museum. Ever since President Nixon declared the War on Drugs in the early 1970s, popular culture – from TV and film, to acid rock and rap – has been fascinated by it.
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