Cyntoia Brown says she plans to release a memoir in October.
Cyntoia Brown, who was released from prison this month after celebrities advocated on her behalf, said that after 15 years behind bars she's enjoying manicures, cooking and choosing how to spend her time — things she used to only dream of doing.
"I am loving every single thing about being in my own home," said the 31-year-old Tennessee woman who was"Being able to cook for myself and decide how I want to spend my day feels amazing," she said in an exclusive statement to NBC News."Those simple pleasures that people take for granted are what I looked forward to when I sat in prison dreaming of freedom."
"Free Cyntoia" by Cyntoia Brown-Long documents her time in prison and is due to be released this fall.Since her release, Brown-Long said she has been relishing simple pleasures like getting manicures and shopping for cooking supplies"whenever I need it." She plans to also release a memoir,"Free Cyntoia," in October., formerly of the R&B group Pretty Ricky — was a teenager when she shot and killed Johnny Mitchell Allen, 43, who she said had paid her for sex.
She was tried as an adult, convicted in Allen's murder and sentenced to life in prison. Under Tennessee law, Brown-Long would not have been eligible for parole until she served at least 51 years. Her story and fight for freedom inspired a 2011 documentary,"Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story," and caught the attention of celebrities such as Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and Amy Schumer, who all
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