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Cyntoia Brown-Long Makes It Clear That She Had Nothing to Do With a Netflix Documentary on Her Life

Imagine channel surfing or scrolling through social media and coming across an advertisement for a documentary on your life story—one that you had no idea was happening and had no involvement in putting together. Cyntoia Brown-Long, who served 15 years of a life sentence for murder before being released last year, said in a tweet…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 16, 2020
Criminal Justice, News, Social Justice

Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, in one of his last acts in office, has granted clemency to 30-year-old Cyntoia Brown, who has spent the last 14 years behind bars for shooting and killing a man. Brown, who was tried as an adult as a 16-year-old, said she was forced into sex work and feared for her…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

January 7, 2019
Criminal Justice, News, Social Justice

Black Lives Matter Asks Public to Help Demand Clemency for Cyntoia Brown

Black Lives Matter Nashville, along with activists nationwide, has started a campaign asking the public to pressure Tennessee’s outgoing governor to grant clemency to Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. In 2004, when she was 16, Brown was convicted in the first-degree murder of 43-year-old Johnny Allen,…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

December 17, 2018
News, Race Matters

Confronted by Black Lives Matter Activist, Tennessee Governor Says He’s Considering Clemency for Cyntoia Brown

Questioned by a Black Lives Matter activist during a recent speaking engagement, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced that his office is considering offering clemency to Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. Tennessee’s outgoing governor gave a speech on Monday at the Nashville Public Library on the importance…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

December 12, 2018