<P> Chapman is a 31 - year - old WASP who is sentenced to 15 months in prison for carrying a bag of drug - money ( $50,000 ) to Belgium for her girlfriend , Alex . Prior to prison , Chapman owned an artisanal bath soap business in Brooklyn . She comes from a wealthy family , and was a debutante as a teenager . She is originally from Connecticut . Chapman is bisexual , and in college was in a relationship with Alex Vause ( Laura Prepon ) , a drug smuggler. 10 years prior to the series ' beginning , she carried drug money from Colombia to Belgium with Vause . Eventually , Chapman grew disenchanted with Vause 's lifestyle and broke up with her . She then began dating Larry Bloom ( Jason Biggs ) , to whom she got engaged . </P>
<P> Chapman is a 31 - year - old WASP who is sentenced to 15 months in prison for carrying a bag of drug - money ( $50,000 ) to Belgium for her girlfriend , Alex . Prior to prison , Chapman owned an artisanal bath soap business in Brooklyn . She comes from a wealthy family , and was a debutante as a teenager . She is originally from Connecticut . Chapman is bisexual , and in college was in a relationship with Alex Vause ( Laura Prepon ) , a drug smuggler. 10 years prior to the series ' beginning , she carried drug money from Colombia to Belgium with Vause . Eventually , Chapman grew disenchanted with Vause 's lifestyle and broke up with her . She then began dating Larry Bloom ( Jason Biggs ) , to whom she got engaged . </P>
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carrying a bag of drug - money ( $50,000 ) to Belgium
carrying a bag of drug - money ( $50,000 ) to Belgium