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Redemption: Cyntoia Brown Finds Her Voice
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Redemption: Cyntoia Brown Finds Her Voice

Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture EditorNovember 15, 2019

Cyntoia Brown was supposed to spend 51 years in prison before she could even be considered for parole but her precarious case caught the attention of criminal justice reform activists, A-List celebrities and eventually Bill Haslam, the Governor of Tennessee. Upon learning of the details surrounding Brown’s case and calling on a higher power, the former governor granted Cyntoia Brown full clemency August 7, 2019, releasing the 31-year-old from the Tennessee Women’s prison.

#ACCESS901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long
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#ACCESS901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long

Joy Doss, Special to the New Tri-State DefenderOctober 18, 2019

As for “Young Cyntoia” specifically, “I would tell her, you don’t know half the things that you think you know,” she said. “I thought I knew better than my mother and anyone else around me. You couldn’t tell me anything! I would tell (Young Cyntoia), ‘you have no idea what life is really about. You’re not equipped, you’re not ready…to be grown… God has it so you’re in your home with your parents for a reason… so you learn the ways of the world.’”

Cyntoia Brown is Released from Tennessee Women’s Prison
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Cyntoia Brown is Released from Tennessee Women’s Prison

Associated Press -JONATHAN MATTISEAugust 7, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and Lebron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex trafficking victim. She was granted clemency in January by outgoing Gov. Bill Haslam. Now 31, Brown will remain on parole for 10 years, on the condition she does not violate any state or federal laws, holds a job and participates

Go Fund Me Started for Cyntoia Brown
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Go Fund Me Started for Cyntoia Brown

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJanuary 24, 2019

Brown, 30, has been in prison since she was 16 when she was convicted of killing Johnny Michael Allen, whom Brown said paid her $150 to have sex. A victim of sex trafficking, Brown said she feared for her life during the encounter and she responded by shooting Allen.

BREAKING NEWS: Governor Grants Cyntoia Brown Clemency
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BREAKING NEWS: Governor Grants Cyntoia Brown Clemency

Associated PressJanuary 7, 2019

Cyntoia Brown NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has granted clemency to a woman serving a life sentence for murder who says she was a victim of sex trafficking.    ​​​ Haslam said Monday that he would show mercy to the now 30-year-old Cyntoia Brown by releasing her Aug. 7. She will remain on parole for 10 years. Brown said in a statement that she will do everything to justify Haslam’s faith in her and thanked her family for their support. Rihanna, and other celebrities rallied for Brown as she fought her life sentence for the 2004 murder