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‘Orange Is the New Black’ roll call: Where Litchfield’s ladies ended up

What happened to Lorna, Red, Nicky, pictured, and Maritza in "Orange Is the New Black?" Here's a refresher.  
What happened to Lorna, Red, Nicky, pictured, and Maritza in "Orange Is the New Black?" Here’s a refresher.   Photo Credit: Netflix / Niko Tavernise

Time has run out for Litchfield’s ladies. 

The final season of Netflix’s "Orange Is the New Black" wrapped up the storylines of characters we’ve followed for nearly seven years. Piper (Taylor Schilling), who initially led us into the world of the New York women’s prison, is finally free; Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson (Danielle Brooks) is running the Poussey Washington Fund; and Maritza Ramos (Diane Guerrero) has been deported. 

Below, we recap where some of your Litchfield Penitentiary favorites ended up.

"Orange Is the New Black" season 7 is streaming in full on Netflix. 

Maritza Ramos

Maritza and Flaca, aka Flaritza, were reunited in the final season, but on devastating terms. Maritza was taken to an ICE detention center, owned by PolyCon, during a raid at a nightclub for failing to present identification. At the center, she reunites with Flaca, who’s working in the kitchen. While struggling to prove her citizenship, Maritza learns her birth certificate was forged and is deported. She’s last seen in chains on a flight out of the country. 

Alex Vause

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Ohio 
Alex (Laura Prepon) had a short fling with CO McCullough after her wife, Piper, was released. In her final scenes, it’s revealed she’s been transferred to Ohio, following conflict with McCullough, and she’s reunited with her old Litchfield pals — Big Boo and Yoga Jones. 

Sophia Burset

Sophia (Laverne Cox) accepted an early release after being transferred to the "Florida" area of Max. Her season 6 send-off came in the form of $300,000, rewarded by MCC in return for her signature on a nondisclosure agreement, which said she can’t take legal action regarding her unfair treatment at Litchfield. In season 7, it’s revealed she’s working at her own hair salon. 

Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky’ Doggett

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Deceased 
Tiffany (Taryn Manning) found a safe residence in "Florida" with Suzanne in the final season and things were looking up. She signed up for in-prison GED classes and learned she had a learning disability that allowed her to score extra time on the test. After CO Luschek forgot to file the paperwork that proved she needed extra help during testing, Doggett, convinced she failed, overdosed on drugs. Following her death, it’s revealed she did, in fact, pass her GED test. 

Piper Chapman

Piper accepts an early release offer and struggles to adjust to life outside prison. After trying out an open relationship with Alex, Piper decides to move to Ohio to be closer to her "prison wife." 

Nicky Nichols

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Max
Things come full circle for Nicky (Natasha Lyonne) in a bittersweet ending. She’s the head chef at the ICE detention center’s kitchen, channeling her inner Red. It’s as happy as happy endings can get for the inmate who lost her closest companions — Red and Lorna, who were both transferred to the "Florida" cellblock. 

Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov

It’s revealed Red (Kate Mulgrew) has dementia, which was made worse by her time in SHU in season 6. With little left of her memory, she is transferred to "Florida," where she rooms with her former enemy Frieda, though she doesn’t remember who she is. 

Frieda Berlin

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Florida
Frieda (Dale Soules) secures a safe spot in "Florida" with new cellmate Red. 

Marisol ‘Flaca’ Gonzales

Despite being separated once more from her Flaritza counterpart, Flaca (Jackie Cruz) follows in Gloria’s (Selenis Leyva) footsteps and looks to aid those being held in the ICE detention center. 

Norma Romano

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Ohio 
Norma (Annie Golden) spent the riot in Frieda’s bunker and was spotted in the season 5 finale boarding one of the busses. It’s revealed in the finale she’s imprisoned in Ohio. 

Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren

Suzanne (Uzo Aduba) ends up losing her roommate Doggett to a drug overdose and her chickens to a drug raid. She’s still in "Florida" and is working alongside pal Taystee to help prep inmates nearing release. 

Yoga Jones

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Ohio 
Yoga (Constance Shulman) spent much of the riot in Frieda’s bunker and surrendered to officers when they stormed Litchfield. In the series’ final moments, we see her seated at a lunch table next to Alex in an Ohio prison. 

Tasha ‘Taystee’ Jefferson

Taystee (Danielle Brooks) was found guilty in the death of CO Piscatella at the end of season 6. She contemplates suicide in the final season, but gets a rather uplifting ending instead. Teaming up with former inmate (and new author) Judy King, Taystee establishes the Poussey Washington Fund (which really exists) to help provide microloans for newly released convicts.

Cindy Hayes

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Free
Cindy (Adrienne C. Moore) grapples with guilt after testifying against her close friend, Taystee. At the end of the series, she’s homeless and trying to reconnect with her daughter. 

Lolly Whitehall

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Florida
Lolly (Lori Petty) is released from psych at Max after PolyCon shuts down the facility. She’s brought to the "Florida" cellblock. 

Gloria Mendoza

Gloria (Selenis Leyva) is free and has reunited with her children. 

Carrie "Big Boo" Black

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Ohio
Big Boo (Lea DeLaria) was spotted in season 6 briefly, during a lineup for a lice check at FDC Cleveland. She’s spotted at a lunch table with Alex in season 7. 

Dayanara Diaz

Daya (Dascha Polanco) is leading a prison drug ring, getting drunk on the power. She’s facing a life sentence after shooting a guard during the riot, though, we’re unsure if that sentence has come to an end. Her mother, Aleida, punches her in the throat and threatens to kill her in her final scene. Whether or not she survives the attack is not revealed. 

Judy King

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Free
After being held as a slave during the riot, Judy (Blair Brown) was allowed to go free. She was seen in season 6 during a TV appearance about her time in prison, during which she accidentally let slip that a guard was shot during the Litchfield riot. In the final season, she writes a book about Litchfield and teams up with Taystee to establish the Poussey Washington Fund. 

Aleida Diaz

Aleida (Elizabeth Rodriguez) was helping to smuggle drugs into Max from the outside, pocketing cash as her boyfriend Rick Hopper hid the goods in Nutri Herbal packs and passed them off to Daya. She ends up back in prison after attacking her daughter’s older boyfriend. 

Gina Murphy

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Ohio
Gina (Abigail Savage) was not transferred to Max following the riot. In the finale, it’s revealed she’s in Ohio. 

Maria Ruiz

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Max
Ruiz (Jessica Pimentel) was named one of the instigators behind the riots by Gloria and picks up extra prison time. In season 7, she spends time trying to evolve and mature, rather than seek revenge. 

Lorna Morello

An unstable Lorna (Yael Stone) falls apart after learning her child died. Her husband files for divorce and she’s left in the "Florida" cellblock with Red. 

Blanca Flores

Last seen: season 7
Where is she? Free
Blanca (Laura Gomez) was told she was receiving an early release along with Piper at the end of season 6. We watched her freedom slip away from her as she was instead greeted by ICE agents. She fought her way out of the detention center in the final season and is last seen receiving her Green Card.

Mei Chang

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? ICE 
Chang (Lori Tan Chinn), escaped Litchfield in season 5 and is seen again entering the ICE detention center in the series finale.

Brook Soso

Brook (Kimiko Glenn) appears at the end of the series’ final episode, walking the track at what’s presumed to be FDC Cleveland. 

Leanne Taylor

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Unconfirmed 
Leanne (Emma Myles) and her partner in crime Angie (Julie Lake) burned the prison records during the riot. She did not appear in season 6, but pops up in the final episode with her partner in crime. It’s understood, but not confirmed, that she is in Ohio. 

Angie Rice

Last seen: Season 7 
Where is she? Unconfirmed 
Angie was transferred to what’s believed to be FDC Cleveland after the Litchfield riot.

Janae Watson

Last seen: Season 7
Where is she? Unconfirmed
Janae (Vicky Jeudy) was captured by officers and tased during the riots. She is seen in the finale running the track at what may be FDC Cleveland.