Catherine Cleary Wolters - the inspiration for Alex Vause from the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black - tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks. An insightful, frustrating, and uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times, Out of Orange chronicles Wolter's time in the drug trade, her incarceration, her friendships with odd cellmates, her two marriages, and her complicated relationship with Piper. Wolters also reflects on her life and the person she is today. Filled with colorful characters, fascinating tales, sobering lessons, and hard-earned wisdom, Out of Orange is sure to be provocative, entertaining, and inspiring.

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An exceptional account of a remarkable woman, Life on the Outside tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in prison for a single sale of cocaine under New York's draconian drug laws. Released at 42, she has no money, no job and four troubled children who live in a decrepit housing project in Manhattan.