The truth about women in prison is nothing but a dark reality. Jenji Kohan’s Orange is the New Black is a popular television show in North America. The women in the show go through many obstacles, as the show carries out. Correctional officers often abuse their power, using their discretion for better or for worse. The common lifestyle of a female offender differs from those of their counter parts, commonly involving more obstacles. Lastly, life inside prison that are nothing but brutal. Orange is the New Black depicts a corrupt society; where correctional officers use their authority figure to abuse inmates, the disparities between male and female offenders, and life inside prison.
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254). However, Orange is the New Black seems to show correctional officers to be enforcing regulations while providing little to no help for their prisoners. An example of this is found in season four, episode ten, where correctional officer Piscatella who deprives Red, an inmate, of sleep and forcing her to work endlessly. Moreover, Piscatella tells all the prisoners in the cafeteria, “you’re all criminals, and you deserve nothing” as he shoves Red to the ground (Kohan, 2016). Red has done nothing to resist orders nor has she misbehaved in any way but was treated with brute force by Piscatella. Another instance in abuse of authority is found in season three episode ten, where the warden, Joe Caputo, walks into the penitentiary alarmed by the inmate’s freedom to express religion and immediately suspends it indefinitely (Kohan, 2015). Not only are the correctional officers mistreating inmates, but also the warden, for taking away one of their fundamental rights. On the other end of the spectrum, we see officers who focus …show more content…
Despite the many cases and conflicts with correctional officers already, there is a life described as the pains of imprisonment. That is, “the deprivations experienced by inmates confined in correctional institutions, including the loss of autonomy, privacy, security, privacy, security, and freedom of movement and association” (Griffiths, 2015, p. 257). On another note, inmates deprived of social contact resort to masturbation and consensual sex with other inmates to cope. Often times, a lifestyle of lesbian activity, in this case, tie into their identity and inmates will continue to develop lesbian relationships when they are released back into the community (Griffiths, 2015, p. 258). A key theme in the show is the sexual activities between inmates such as Piper and Alex. Originally, before her incarceration, Piper was engaged to her fiancé Larry but she loses her feelings as she gets closer to Alex (Kohan, 2015). Knowing this, we can assume that after her time, Piper will be likely spending her time looking for a female partner rather than staying with Larry. Another aspect of life in prison is that inmates tend to divide themselves into niches based on ethnicity or culture (Griffiths, 2015, p. 259). Orange is the New Black divides these women up based on their races; we have the whites, the blacks, and the
Correctional officers are a key source who come in contact …show more content…
254). However, Orange is the New Black seems to show correctional officers to be enforcing regulations while providing little to no help for their prisoners. An example of this is found in season four, episode ten, where correctional officer Piscatella who deprives Red, an inmate, of sleep and forcing her to work endlessly. Moreover, Piscatella tells all the prisoners in the cafeteria, “you’re all criminals, and you deserve nothing” as he shoves Red to the ground (Kohan, 2016). Red has done nothing to resist orders nor has she misbehaved in any way but was treated with brute force by Piscatella. Another instance in abuse of authority is found in season three episode ten, where the warden, Joe Caputo, walks into the penitentiary alarmed by the inmate’s freedom to express religion and immediately suspends it indefinitely (Kohan, 2015). Not only are the correctional officers mistreating inmates, but also the warden, for taking away one of their fundamental rights. On the other end of the spectrum, we see officers who focus …show more content…
Despite the many cases and conflicts with correctional officers already, there is a life described as the pains of imprisonment. That is, “the deprivations experienced by inmates confined in correctional institutions, including the loss of autonomy, privacy, security, privacy, security, and freedom of movement and association” (Griffiths, 2015, p. 257). On another note, inmates deprived of social contact resort to masturbation and consensual sex with other inmates to cope. Often times, a lifestyle of lesbian activity, in this case, tie into their identity and inmates will continue to develop lesbian relationships when they are released back into the community (Griffiths, 2015, p. 258). A key theme in the show is the sexual activities between inmates such as Piper and Alex. Originally, before her incarceration, Piper was engaged to her fiancé Larry but she loses her feelings as she gets closer to Alex (Kohan, 2015). Knowing this, we can assume that after her time, Piper will be likely spending her time looking for a female partner rather than staying with Larry. Another aspect of life in prison is that inmates tend to divide themselves into niches based on ethnicity or culture (Griffiths, 2015, p. 259). Orange is the New Black divides these women up based on their races; we have the whites, the blacks, and the