Murder to Mercy: What you didn't see in the Netflix documentary about Cyntoia Brown
, there's still much to learn about her life.
While incarcerated, Brown earned a G.E.D., an associate's degree in Liberal Arts, and a bachelor's degree in Professional Studies in Organization Leadership — the latter two from Lipscomb University, both with a 4.0 G.P.A. She also used her time to help other young women suffering a similar fate, which inspired her to create the advocacy program G.L.I.T.T.E.R., which stands for Grassroots Learning Initiative on Teen Trafficking, Exploitation, and Rape.
After multiple appeals were denied, Brown's only hope for freedom was for then-Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to grant her clemency. It was a lengthy process but well worth it, her sentence was commuted and she was released on August 7, 2019, with ten years probation plus time served . In February, she testified in front of the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee in support of state Senator Raumesh Akbari's
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