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when does alex come back on orange is the new black
In Orange is the new Black, Alex comes back to Litchfield in season 3 after getting arrested again and in season 6, after recovering from injuries due to the riot.
why did alex vause get arrested again
Alex Vause got arrested again because Piper convinced Polly to inform Alex's probation officer of her plans to skip town, violating her probation. Alex had a gun when he arrived.
why did alex vause get arrested the first time
Alex Vause was arrested the first time for smuggling heroin for drug kingpin Kubra Balik.
who is alex vause based on
Alex Vause is loosely based on Catherine Cleary Wolters, ex girlfriend of Piper Kerman, the author of Orange Is the New Black, My Year in a Women's Prison

Question: is the ex physically similar to alex
Self-contained rewrite: is catherine cleary wolters physically similar to alex vause