[s1e1] I Wasn't Ready -

The formidable head of the prison kitchen.

Piper faces immediate culture shock, struggling with basic prison norms like communal showers (where she uses sanitary pads as makeshift slippers) and navigation of prison hierarchy. [S1E1] I Wasn't Ready

Piper’s supportive, sappy fiancé who remains on the outside. The formidable head of the prison kitchen

A woman entering prison for carrying a suitcase of drug money a decade ago. the powerful kitchen matriarch

Piper unknowingly offends Red, the powerful kitchen matriarch, by insulting the food, leading to immediate social consequences.

Piper, a middle-class New Yorker, leaves her comfortable life and fiancé, Larry, to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison.