Cyntoia Brown Granted <br />Clemency by Tennessee Governor Commuting Brown's <br />life sentence for murder <br />means she's now eligible <br />for parole on August 7. A victim of child trafficking, <br />Brown committed the <br />crime in 2006 at the age of 16. She was tried and <br />convicted as an adult <br />for first-degree murder. Commuting her <br />sentence is one of <br />Bill Haslam's last acts <br />as Tennessee Governor. In doing so, he overrules <br />a decision by the Tennessee <br />Supreme Court that Brown remain <br />in prison for at least 51 years. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor, via Huff Post A 2011 PBS <br />documentary put <br />Brown's case in <br />the spotlight, The Women’s March <br />will hold nationwide protests <br />on behalf of Brown and victims <br />of sex-trafficking on January 19th.
