It’s not a matter of what they did so much as who they are. Here’s how the inmates, prison employees, and family members on Orange Is the New Black stack up. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead.
Yvonne "Vee" Parker (Lorraine Toussaint)
The closest thing Orange Is the New Black has had to a true villain, Vee arrives in Season 2 and proceeds to wreak havoc on Litchfield. She corrupts vulnerable minds, crushes anyone in her path, and wields a slock (a sock filled with locks) mercilessly. Even her flashbacks, which the show typically uses to humanize characters, make her look horrible, such as when she seduces and then murders RJ, who regards Vee as a mother figure.
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George "Pornstache" Mendez (Pablo Schreiber)
In Pornstache's defense, his feelings for Daya seem sincere. But the defense ends there. As a prison guard, Mendez repeatedly abuses his power, supplying the inmates with drugs in exchange for sexual favors. When he blackmails Tricia — who wants to get clean — into dealing for him, she ends up OD'ing. And then he covers it up. Of all the corrupt Litchfield employees, Pornstache is the most flagrant offender.
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Natalie "Fig" Figueroa (Alysia Reiner)
As reprehensible as so many of Fig's employees are, the real problem with Litchfield is that she is in charge. Not only does the assistant warden show a consistent lack of empathy for the inmates — she also, as is revealed in the second season, embezzles money from the prison, leading to the deplorable conditions in which the inmates find themselves. The fact that she has a closeted gay husband who's using her doesn't make her any more likable, however sad for her that may be.
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Cesar (Berto Colon)
Aleida's in prison because she took the fall for this tool, who went on to sleep with her daughter Daya. He also supplies drugs to the Litchfield inmates, many of whom are recovering addicts. Just say no.
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