Source: Daniel Truta / EyeEm / Getty Cyntoia Brown Ordered To Serve 51 Years Before She’s Eligible For Release The shocking case of Cyntoia Brown has taken a turn. As previously reported Cyntoia’s case made national headlines after celebs drew national attention to her story and she was featured in a PBS documentary titled “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story.” Cyntoia’s been imprisoned since she was 16 after she killed a 40-year-old man who bought her while she was sex trafficked. According to Cyntoia she was acting in self-defense. Now according to a Tennessee Supreme Court, there’s no way Cyntoia, now 30, will be out anytime soon. CNN reports that the court ruled that she m ust serve at least 51 years in prison before she’s eligible for release. All five judges were unanimous in their decision that was in response to a lawsuit where Cyntoia claimed that her mandatory life sentence was unconstitutional. “Under state law, a life sentence is a determinate sentence of 60 years. However, the sixty-year sentence can be reduced by up to 15 percent, or 9 years, by earning various sentence credits,” wrote the court in response to the suit. Brown has appealed the decision and it’s pending before the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals. Her story is generating buzz again and the Women’s March participants are planning to march for her in January. Marching for women means marching for #CyntoiaBrown . But the #WomensWave can do more than march, and we can do it NOW: Contact Gov. @BillHaslam and demand he pardon her. Gov. Haslam has the power to #FreeCyntoia . Every day she remains in prison, he is actively choosing not to. https://t.co/pZUeGmlU0S — Women's March (@womensmarch) December 9, 2018
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Supreme Court Rules That Cyntoia Brown Must Serve 51 Years Before She’s Eligible For Release
