After spending 15 years behind bars for killing an alleged “john,” sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown walked out of prison on Wednesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brown’s release comes after Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted her clemency earlier this year, which reportedly commuted her sentence to parole. Brown will remain on parole for 10 years. …
Cyntoia Brown, sentenced to spend life behind bars at age 16, is scheduled to leave the Tennessee Prison for Women next week. She served 15 years after a judge gave her the controversial life sentence in connection with a “john” who reportedly abused her. Brown’s release comes after Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted her clemency …
Fourteen years after she killed a 43-year-old man at the age of 16, Cyntoia Brown learned this week that she will spend at least 51 years behind bars before she could be granted parole. The decision came following a lawsuit on her behalf based on a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that it is unconstitutional …
