Cyntoia Brown Granted
Clemency by Tennessee Governor Commuting Brown's
life sentence for murder
means she's now eligible
for parole on August 7. A victim of child trafficking,
Brown committed the
crime in 2006 at the age of 16. She was tried and
convicted as an adult
for first-degree murder. Commuting her
sentence is one of
Bill Haslam's last acts
as Tennessee Governor. In doing so, he overrules
a decision by the Tennessee
Supreme Court that Brown remain
in prison for at least 51 years. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor, via Huff Post A 2011 PBS
documentary put
Brown's case in
the spotlight, The Women’s March
will hold nationwide protests
on behalf of Brown and victims
of sex-trafficking on January 19th.