When Poussey Died On "Orange Is The New Black"
Poussey was a fan favorite on “Orange” for a lot of good reasons: She was kind, she was gentle, she was young and sensitive. And deep into the fourth season, we learned she was locked up for nonviolent, barely criminal reasons: trespassing, and dealing small amounts of pot. This piece of questionable justice becomes all the more outrageous and heartbreaking when, in the same episode, Poussey is accidentally killed. An officer kneeling on the 92-pound woman’s back during a near-riot suffocates her to death on the prison floor, shocking everyone at Litchfield Penitentiary.