Kerman is a self-described WASP however, she had a paternal grandfather who was Russian-Jewish. She graduated from Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, in 1987, and Smith College in 1992. Kerman was born in Boston into a family with a number of attorneys, doctors and educators. She now works as a communication strategist for non-profit organizations. Since leaving prison, Kerman has spoken widely about women in prison and problems with the federal prison system. Her memoir of her prison experiences, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), was adapted into the critically-acclaimed Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013). She was indicted in 1998 on charges of felonious money-laundering activities, and sentenced to 15 months' detention in a federal correctional facility, of which she eventually served 13 months. Piper Eressea Kerman (born September 28, 1969) is an American author.
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