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The book was the basis of the [[Netflix]] TV series ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Prison Life, Real and Onscreen|first=Aimee|last=Lee Ball|date=August 2, 2013|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/fashion/prison-life-real-and-onscreen.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0}}</ref> The series as of June 6, 2014 has two seasons, with a third picked up for renewal.
The book was the basis of the [[Netflix]] TV series ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Prison Life, Real and Onscreen|first=Aimee|last=Lee Ball|date=August 2, 2013|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/fashion/prison-life-real-and-onscreen.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0}}</ref> The series as of June 6, 2014 has two seasons, with a third picked up for renewal.


The government of the United States has sought the extradition of Buruji Kashamu, a Nigerian businessman and politician, alleging he led the drug ring Kerman was involved in along with other drug trafficking charges. Kashamu is affiliated with the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] and lives close to [[Lagos]]. Kashamu has stated the he is innocent and that the drug ring was run by his now deceased brother. In 1998, Kashamu was arrested in England. Police there released Kashamu because they believed police in the United States had concealed information that strengthened Kashamu's case. Court records report that Kashamu was a romantically involved with the sister of Kerman's girlfriend at the time.<ref>Heinzmann, David. "'Orange Is New Black' Drug Case Still Open in Chicago Federal Court." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 06 July 2014.</ref>
The government of the United States has sought the extradition of Buruji Kashamu, a Nigerian businessman and politician, alleging he led the drug ring Kerman was involved in along with other drug trafficking charges. Kashamu is affiliated with the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] and lives close to [[Lagos]]. Kashamu has stated the he is innocent and that the drug ring was run by his now deceased brother. In 1998, Kashamu was arrested in England. Police there released Kashamu because they believed police in the United States had concealed information that strengthened Kashamu's case. Court records report that Kashamu was romantically involved with the sister of Kerman's girlfriend at the time.<ref>Heinzmann, David. "'Orange Is New Black' Drug Case Still Open in Chicago Federal Court." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 06 July 2014.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:32, 7 July 2014

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
AuthorPiper Kerman
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
Published2010
PublisherSpiegel & Grau
Publication placeUnited States
Pages327
ISBN978-0-812-98618-1

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (titled Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison in some editions) is a 2010 memoir by Piper Kerman, which tells the story of her money laundering and drug trafficking conviction and subsequent year spent in a women's prison.[1]

The book was the basis of the Netflix TV series Orange Is the New Black.[2] The series as of June 6, 2014 has two seasons, with a third picked up for renewal.

The government of the United States has sought the extradition of Buruji Kashamu, a Nigerian businessman and politician, alleging he led the drug ring Kerman was involved in along with other drug trafficking charges. Kashamu is affiliated with the People's Democratic Party and lives close to Lagos. Kashamu has stated the he is innocent and that the drug ring was run by his now deceased brother. In 1998, Kashamu was arrested in England. Police there released Kashamu because they believed police in the United States had concealed information that strengthened Kashamu's case. Court records report that Kashamu was romantically involved with the sister of Kerman's girlfriend at the time.[3]

References

  1. ^ Humphrey, Michael (March 25, 2010). "Ex-Convict Piper Kerman on Her Hot New Memoir, Orange Is the New Black". New York Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Lee Ball, Aimee (August 2, 2013). "Prison Life, Real and Onscreen". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Heinzmann, David. "'Orange Is New Black' Drug Case Still Open in Chicago Federal Court." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 06 July 2014.