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Cyntoia Brown (PBS) *Cyntoia Brown, a Tennessee woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who solicited her for sex when she was a teen, has reportedly been encouraged by the support she’s received from stars like Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna. “We were very, very appreciative of the fact that such an […]

J Long – Cyntoia Brown *in the wake of marrying Christian rapper J. Long, we hear that Cyntoia Brown now finds herself dead smack in the middle of his custody case with his son’s mother Stacy Kirkland received the OK from a Texas Family Court judge for J. Long to have limited access to their […]

*Earlier this year, former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam commuted the sentence of Cyntoia Brown. Now, she is set to be freed next Wednesday (08-07-19). Prior to her commutation, Brown, now 31, had been serving a life sentence for the murder of a 43-year-old man who solicited sex from her when she was 16 years old. […]

*Sex-trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown tied the knot with Christian hip-hop artist J. Long (born Jamie Long) while she was in prison serving 15 years of a life sentence. How the couple met remains unclear but we do know they have at least one thing in common, Long has also experienced life inside prison, as he […]

Cyntoia Brown *Cyntoia Brown, the Nashville woman serving life for killing a man who picked her up for sex while she was being pimped as a teenager, will receive a clemency hearing that could lead to her release, officials said on Thursday, according to the New York Times. It will be her first clemency hearing […]

*There’s good news for Cyntoia Brown Earlier today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said he is commuting her sentence of life in prison to supervised parole. If you’re not familiar with her story, Brown was convicted in 2006  of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in the 2004 murder of Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen after Brown (who […]

Cyntoia Brown *Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam says his office is reviewing the case of Cyntoia Brown, the young woman serving life in prison for killing a man when she was 16. The Tennessee Supreme Court last week ruled that Brown would have to serve at least 51 years in prison for the 2004 killing before she’s […]

 * Cyntoia Brown was granted clemency and released from prison after spending more than a decade jailed for killing Johnny Mitchell Allen, a man she says bought her for sex when she was 16. In her first interview since being released, Brown said it’s “an honor to actually be the picture of what rehabilitation […]

*Sex-trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown tied the knot with Christian hip-hop artist J. Long (born Jamie Long) while she was in prison serving 15 years of a life sentence. How the couple met remains unclear but we do know that Jamie was previously married to Total singer Pam Long, and as noted by Sandra Rose, she has […]

*Earlier this year, former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam commuted the sentence of Cyntoia Brown, who was serving 15 years of a life sentence for the 2004 murder of a Nashville real estate agent. She was 16 at the time of her crime, which garnered national attention and inspired a public campaign for her freedom, which […]

*On Wednesday’s edition (10.16.19) of “Tamron Hall,” Tamron sat down with convicted murderer Cyntoia Brown (Nashville, TN) in her first nationally syndicated talk show interview to discuss her path to redemption and finding her faith and love. When looking back, Cyntoia never thought people would listen to her story, saying: “I always felt that I […]

*Tonight exclusively on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, correspondent Ron Allen speaks with the lawyers for Cyntoia Brown, the young woman granted clemency today by Gov. Bill Haslam for a murder she committed when she was 16 years old. Brown’s story received national recognition from celebrities and criminal justice reform advocates who supported Brown’s […]

* Cyntoia Brown on was sentenced to life as a teen for murdering a man she said had paid her for sex. Now 31, she was released from a Tennessee prison on Aug. 7 and she says “loving every single thing” about life as a free woman. As we previously reported, Brown was released from […]

 * Cyntoia Brown has spoken out against an upcoming Netflix documentary about her murder trial, calling the project “unauthorized.” Brown was released in 2019 after 15 years in prison for a murdering a man she claims paid her pimp to have sex with her. She and her supporters argued that the death of 43-year-old […]

[…] Jackson – Lala Anthony – Santa Sierra *50 Cent joined forces with #LaLaAnthony and #SantaSierra to bring #CyntoiaBrown-Long‘s story to our television screens as ‘The Case of Cyntoia Brown.’ @deadline reported that the project will be a limited drama series based on Cyntoia’s book ‘Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System.’ […]