Cyntoia Brown was convicted of first-degree murder when she was just 16 years old.

In 2004, the then-teenager was being trafficked by a man named Garion L. McGlothen when she was allegedly offered money for sex by a potential client named Johnny Allen. On the night of Aug. 6, she went to his home and later shot him in the head.

After she was sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison for the shooting, Brown's case transcended the justice system to become major news.

With the help of grassroots efforts from celebrities and advocates, her case was widely covered by the media until Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam commuted her sentence, releasing Brown from prison at 31 years old.

During an August 2021 interview with the Knoxville News Sentinel , Brown spoke about how much she treas

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