At the end of Season 5, Piper and 10 other prisoners were besieged by heavily armed SWAT police, and bloodshed was imminent. Meanwhile, other prisoners will be transported to other prisons. Season 6 begins a week after the "SWAT siege", when the riot at Litchfield Prison was suppressed and the recaptured prisoners were forced to adapt to new rules in a new environment. The main perpetrators of the riot were all imprisoned in the heavily guarded "LitchfieldMax" prison. Taystee is in the worst situation. She demanded justice for Poussey's death, but now she is under formal investigation for the deaths of Piscatella and Humphrey. The power in the prison has changed, the sentences have been greatly extended, and the previous vacation-like life is no longer there. The "prisoner leader" who was once high and mighty has now become a "bottom-level figure", not only abused by other prisoners, but also tortured by prison guards. Friendships are tested and new partnerships are being formed - some are voluntary, some are forced by circumstances. The authorities hold prisoners who participated in the riot in solitary confinement and interrogate them separately. And offered an attractive plea deal, causing internal divisions among them. Should they betray their friends in order to protect themselves and reduce their sentences, or should they stick to friendship and stay united? The most important question now is... where is Alex?