In the last couple of years, many forms of popular media have tried to portray the justice system in various ways. Some shows, like Daredevil and Law and Order try to put a dramatic spin on many of the events surrounding the criminal justice system. Other shows like Orange is the New Black, which is the show I have chosen to review, try to portray the events as realistically as possible, with some slight alterations to make it more appealing to the audience. The episode that I choose to review is the first episode of the first season. Even though I have watched most of the series and could have chosen any of the other episodes, the very first episode gives a good overview of the entire prison system in the show, and introduces many different
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When talking about Piper being told to plead guilty, her attorney could have been overworked, leading her to accept a bad deal. This is common with public defenders in real life, but it isn’t stated what type of attorney Piper had, making this claim more dubious. Piper does correctly make the distinction between prison and jail, as jail is used as short-term housing for convicts awaiting trial and prison is where the people found guilty are forced to serve out their sentence. In addition, it seems common for inmates to do work around the prison, but the extent of the work they do varies between prisons, so it is not impossible that the inmates could have jobs such as driving the van to bus around new inmates. Also, the inmates creating a sort of family bond between each other is actually rather common in real life; the reason for this is still up for debate, but it has been shown to exist (Bedard 2009). Therefore, it is not unreasonable to think that one of the older inmates, in this case Red, could become a mother figure to some of the younger inmates. This is particularly amplified in Red’s case as she also holds a position of power: running the kitchen (Bedard 2009). While Red’s character likely has some real life parallels, her response to Piper’s criticism of the food is highly unlikely. In the show, Red refuses to serve Piper any food, when …show more content…
From new television shows being released to more books and podcasts being created, the popularity of the subject is undeniable. Orange is the New Black is one of these new television shows that tries to depict everything as accurately as possible, and as has been shown it does a good job of it. These new shows are important for the criminal justice system as a whole because the increase in popularity is drawing in more attention, bringing heightened awareness to some of the serious problems in the field that have yet to be solved. Hopefully in the future this awareness will lead to people creating solutions to these problems, thereby improving the criminal justice
When talking about Piper being told to plead guilty, her attorney could have been overworked, leading her to accept a bad deal. This is common with public defenders in real life, but it isn’t stated what type of attorney Piper had, making this claim more dubious. Piper does correctly make the distinction between prison and jail, as jail is used as short-term housing for convicts awaiting trial and prison is where the people found guilty are forced to serve out their sentence. In addition, it seems common for inmates to do work around the prison, but the extent of the work they do varies between prisons, so it is not impossible that the inmates could have jobs such as driving the van to bus around new inmates. Also, the inmates creating a sort of family bond between each other is actually rather common in real life; the reason for this is still up for debate, but it has been shown to exist (Bedard 2009). Therefore, it is not unreasonable to think that one of the older inmates, in this case Red, could become a mother figure to some of the younger inmates. This is particularly amplified in Red’s case as she also holds a position of power: running the kitchen (Bedard 2009). While Red’s character likely has some real life parallels, her response to Piper’s criticism of the food is highly unlikely. In the show, Red refuses to serve Piper any food, when …show more content…
From new television shows being released to more books and podcasts being created, the popularity of the subject is undeniable. Orange is the New Black is one of these new television shows that tries to depict everything as accurately as possible, and as has been shown it does a good job of it. These new shows are important for the criminal justice system as a whole because the increase in popularity is drawing in more attention, bringing heightened awareness to some of the serious problems in the field that have yet to be solved. Hopefully in the future this awareness will lead to people creating solutions to these problems, thereby improving the criminal justice