
Reinstatement of the GED program ( lack of programming is a huge problem and very little training gets people ready for life after prison).ģ. Proper Training of the CO”s ( This is a real problem in private prisons).Ģ. The inmate’s official List of Demands is as follows:ġ. In season 5, inmates collect grievances, suggest solutions and demand change, holding those truly in charge accountable. The first 4 seasons show us the issues, but season 5 addresses them. By grouping all of the worst-case scenarios in a Murphys-Law sort of way, the show educates people about prison life, laws, and serves as a sort of guide on How-To avoid prison. The show dramatizes and exaggerates the realities of prison riots, and idealizes an outcome that could benefit the entire prison system.

The show brings to light real issues that exist within the prison system, and educates us while entertaining us. Although the lives of Chapman and the other inmates depicted on the show are fictitious, they are based on real people in true situations. OITNB may weave a tall tale, but a tale that is rooted in truth. Orange Is The New Black: A Memoir by Piper Kerman). Not only do inmates rely on story to get through their incarceration, but their incarceration becomes a story (ie. After the first season, the show heavily diverges from the truth of the memoir it was based on, though the show still makes an effort to honor books by including them in the characters lives. We've also got a beautiful new Sufjan Stevens collaboration with singer Angelo De Augustine, country singer Mickey Guyton, the rapper Solemn Brigham, a video game soundtrack from Japanese Breakfast and more.Orange Is The New Black routinely pays homage to its form, by referencing books throughout the entire Netflix original series. We open this week's show with the title cut from the album and talk about the ways Hamilton channels both contemporary and classic soul singer sounds. Love is the New Black simmers with steamy meditations on love and romance, while also examining broader issues like poverty and crime in desperate times. R&B and soul singer Anthony Hamilton is back with new music, just in time for cuffing season. 1 Laura Jane Grace - At War With Silverfish NAO - And Then Life Was Beautiful Poppy - Flux.Īnthony Hamilton's Love is the New Black leads off this week's shortlist of the best new albums out Sept. 24: Alessia Cara - In The Meantime Andy Shauf - Wilds Arturo O'Farrill - Dreaming in Lions Caleb Landry Jones - Gadzooks Vol.

Ada Lea - One Hand on the Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A Garden Featured Song: "Oranges" Other notable releases for Sept. Japanese Breakfast - Sable Featured Songs: "Glider" and "Cartographer's Theme" 8. Solemn Brigham - South Sinner Street Featured Songs: "Keep The Hope" and "Vice North" 7. Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name Featured Song: "Different" 6. Hayden Pedigo - Letting Go Featured Song: "Some Kind of Shepherd" 5. Kari Faux - Lowkey Superstar Deluxe Featured Song: "While God Was Sleeping" 4. Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner's Mind Featured Song: "Lady Macbeth In Chains" 3. Anthony Hamilton - Love is the New Black Featured Song: "Love Is The New Black" 2.

24 : All Songs Considered NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, a Sufjan Stevens collaboration with Angelo De Augustine, country singer Mickey Guyton and more. New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Sept.
