Doggett's death in the penultimate episode of the final season of the show gained significant coverage. Ryan Schwartz called it "one of the biggest tragedies in the series' seven-year history".

What episode does Doggett die in Oitnb?

In a shocking twist of events in episode 12 of OITNB, Pensatucky came across Daya and other inmates in the laundry room doing drugs. Pensatucky decided to take part and in the final moments of the penultimate episode, Taystee discovered Pensatucky's lifeless body. Unfortunately, Pensatucky died from a drug overdose.

What season and episode does Doggett die?

In the second to last episode of the series, “The Big House”, after believing she'd failed the GED Exam without the extra time, she goes in to the laundry room where Dayanara and several other inmates are doing drugs, and Taystee finds her dead from overdose.