Honestly that's exactly how I feel, but I didn't know if suggesting he should be cut out of the show would be too extreme. He IS our (and Piper's) only real lifeline to the outside world. Aside from her mom, and while I love insufferable maternal characters for the comedic potential...I don't know if I want to spend 20 minutes or more of an episode with her. There is her brother, but he's really aloof, and her girl friend has a baby to deal with. So yeah, I'm ambivalent about the fiance character but he serves a purpose, even if it's primarily to keep us from being stuck with that awful (I know, it's not supposed be pretty, but holy crap it's ugly) prison set all episode every episode.
I suspect we will see Piper's sentence extended for the beating of the Tiffany. Especially since Healy has it out for her and the show needs a way to possibly keep running for another season past the second. I can see Orange going for 3 and maaaaaybe 4 depending on how it develops.