Piper was NOT starved out by the prison cook, did NOT start a prison panty business called felonious spunk, and did NOT get branded with a swastika. True, racial cliques group together in Kerman's memoir. But once you arrive, she explains, she was immediately accepted and taken care of.

In what episode does Piper get branded?

In "It Sounded Nicer in My Head", she is branded on her arm by the Spanish Harlem with a Nazi symbol, which is later fixed in "Friends in Low Places" by Red to look like a window.

Did Piper end up with Alex in real life?

While many of us often root for Alex and Piper as end game in the hit series - grab your tissues - the two never actually serve time together in the real world. ... So, no prison wedding, no long-distance marriage shattered by secret affairs, and certainly no devastation at Alex's transfer to Ohio.