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'Orange Is The New Black' Author Explains Why Abusive Guards Didn't Target Her

Allan SmithJul 12, 2014, 19:30 IST

Piper Kerman, the woman whose memoir, "Orange is the New Black," inspired a wildly successful Netflix series, told Maria Shriveron NBC News that although she was the victim of groping during strip-searches, she was an extremely poor target for correctional officers looking to sexually abuse a prisoner.