Protagonist Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months at Litchfield Penitentiary for a drug-related crime she committed ten years prior. Plot Summary
Piper’s ex-girlfriend and international drug smuggler also serving time at Litchfield.
A woman entering prison for carrying a suitcase of drug money a decade ago. [S1E1] I Wasn't Ready
Piper’s supportive, sappy fiancé who remains on the outside.
Piper, a middle-class New Yorker, leaves her comfortable life and fiancé, Larry, to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison. Protagonist Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months
An acerbic former addict who becomes one of Piper's first allies. Thematic Elements Orange is the New Black, Episode 1: I Wasn't Ready, Review
Piper unknowingly offends Red, the powerful kitchen matriarch, by insulting the food, leading to immediate social consequences. Piper’s supportive, sappy fiancé who remains on the
Piper faces immediate culture shock, struggling with basic prison norms like communal showers (where she uses sanitary pads as makeshift slippers) and navigation of prison hierarchy.