The lecture was followed by a Q&A section and a book signing. “Prison populations are driven by policy, they’re not driven by crime and crime rates,” Kerman said, “We make policy decisions to begin responding to substance abuse disorders, to mental illness and to the behaviors that come out of the survival of trauma with cages and with jails.” The memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year In A Womens Prison by Piper Kerman follows her time in the womens facility while not only exposing flaws in. Kerman also spoke about the prison system and the ongoing issues with mass incarceration within America. “775%…this is the percentage increase in female incarcerations in this country since 1980,” Kerman said. “It’s my favorite show, and I wanted to see her speak, because I am really interested in criminal justice,” Carpenter said Kerman highlighted the increase of women being incarcerated. Logan College, said she was introduced to Kerman’s work through the Netflix show. Maggie Carpenter, one of the participants at the event and a student from John A.
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