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Life as a FREE WOMAN – Newly freed former inmate Cyntoia Brown, 31, relishes her early release from serving a life sentence in prison: ‘I am loving every single thing’

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><section class&equals;"articleHero container&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2r2e1 standard&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2w0ZP">&NewLine;<header class&equals;"header&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;ivcmX relative mh5 mh0-print" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;header">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"articleHero&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;37q3K">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Being able to cook for myself and decide how I want to spend my day feels amazing&comma;&&num;8221&semi; says Cyntoia Brown commenting on her release from prison&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"title&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1CDQX f5 f7-m lh-title founders-cond ma0 pa0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>Brown&comma; 31&comma; was released from a Tennessee prison on Aug&period; 7 after serving 15 years of her life sentence<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>She was sentenced to life as at the age of 16&comma;  for murdering a 42-year-old man&comma; whom she said had paid her for sex <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>Teen prostitute Brown was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in 2004 for the death of 43-year-old real estate agent Johnny Mitchell Allen<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>She was sentenced to serve a life sentence&comma; commuted in 2018 by then Tennessee Gov&period; Bill Haslam<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>Her early release came after intense pressure by advocacy groups and celebrities<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>Brown-Long married Christian rapper J&period; Long while behind bars and the two shared photos together during Brown&&num;8217&semi;s first week of freedom<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"headline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;CuovH f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none" data-test&equals;"article-hero&lowbar;&lowbar;headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;332a2a&semi;"><strong>A memoir&comma; titled &&num;8216&semi;Free Cyntoia&&num;8217&semi;&comma; is expected to release this October<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<article class&equals;"articleBody" data-taboola-target&equals;"read-more">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"gridContainer&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;3alrm">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"section&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2arDM lastSection&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2KSdE">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"body&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2BbXy publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-100 hoverLinks&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1w7cf" data-test&equals;"articleBody">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"bodyContent&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1eruQ">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"endmarkEnabled"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i2&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-9&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;620&percnt;2C493&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1" alt&equals;"Cyntoia Brown 9&period;JPG" width&equals;"734" height&equals;"584" &sol;><strong>Cyntoia Brown &&num;8211&semi; &&num;8216&semi;Those simple pleasures that people take for granted are what I looked forward to when I sat in prison dreaming of freedom&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"endmarkEnabled">Former lifer&comma; Cyntoia Brown&comma; who was released from prison this month after celebrities advocated on her behalf&comma; said that after 15 years behind bars she&&num;8217&semi;s enjoying manicures&comma; cooking and choosing how to spend her time — things she used to only dream of doing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;I am loving every single thing about being in my own home&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said the 31-year-old Tennessee woman who was <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;07&sol;life-sentence-commuted-for-teen-sex-trafficking-victim-jailed-for-life-after-killing-john-cyntoia-brown-will-be-released-in-august-after-15-years&sol;">sentenced to life in prison for murdering<&sol;a> a man when she was 16&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Being able to cook for myself and decide how I want to spend my day feels amazing&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she said in an exclusive statement to NBC News&period; &&num;8220&semi;Those simple pleasures that people take for granted are what I looked forward to when I sat in prison dreaming of freedom&period;&&num;8221&semi;  <strong>Related Articles&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;07&sol;life-sentence-commuted-for-teen-sex-trafficking-victim-jailed-for-life-after-killing-john-cyntoia-brown-will-be-released-in-august-after-15-years&sol;"><img class&equals;"attachment-loop size-loop wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Cyntoia-Denise-Brown-9&period;png&quest;resize&equals;174&percnt;2C131&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 174px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 174px" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Cyntoia-Denise-Brown-9&period;png&quest;resize&equals;174&percnt;2C131&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1 174w&comma; 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and Johnny Allen 1" data-image-description&equals;"" data-medium-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-left-and-Johnny-Allen-1&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;300&percnt;2C198&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-large-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-left-and-Johnny-Allen-1&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;620&percnt;2C409&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-lazy-loaded&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mh-excerpt"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;07&sol;former-teen-sex-worker-cyntoia-brown-walks-free-today-after-serving-15-years-of-a-life-sentence-for-killing-man-43-who-bought-her-for-sex-when-she-was-16-her-sentence-was-commuted-in-january-by&sol;">Cyntoia Brown walked into jail as a teen 15 years ago&comma; expecting her life to end there Wednesday morning&comma; now 31&comma; she walked out a free woman from the Tennessee Prison for <&sol;a><a title&equals;"Former teen sex worker&comma; Cyntoia Brown walks free TODAY&comma; after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing man&comma; 43&comma; who bought her for sex when she was 16 – Her sentence was commuted in January by Tennessee Gov&period;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;07&sol;former-teen-sex-worker-cyntoia-brown-walks-free-today-after-serving-15-years-of-a-life-sentence-for-killing-man-43-who-bought-her-for-sex-when-she-was-16-her-sentence-was-commuted-in-january-by&sol;">&lbrack;&&num;8230&semi;&rsqb;<&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"portrait&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;DEdHw small&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;bhq&lowbar;V">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"lazyload&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;3&lowbar;cpa theimg&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1sY8s">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"inner&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1zUyP"><picture data-lazyloaded&equals;"true"><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;media4&period;s-nbcnews&period;com&sol;j&sol;newscms&sol;2019&lowbar;34&sol;2976871&sol;190819-cyntoia-brown-book-cover-ew-1123a&lowbar;291784e0abd32c362a525939c9ebc9a9&period;fit-360w&period;jpg" media&equals;"&lpar;min-width&colon; 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by Cyntoia Brown-Long documents her&comma; life&comma; time in prison <&sol;strong><&sol;span><strong><span class&equals;"f2 ls-tight gray-80 ws-tight founders-mono dib">and her marriage to J&period; Long  <span class&equals;"mr3">and is due to be released this fall&period; by <&sol;span>Atria Books <&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"endmarkEnabled">Since her release&comma; Brown-Long said she has been relishing simple pleasures like getting manicures and shopping for cooking supplies &&num;8220&semi;whenever I need it&period;&&num;8221&semi; She plans to also release a memoir&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Free Cyntoia&comma;&&num;8221&semi; in October&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;fxexperts&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wallstreet-forex&period;com&sol;images&sol;banners&sol;wsfr&lowbar;2&lowbar;evolution&lowbar;768x90&lowbar;1&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Brown-Long — the name she now goes by after <a class&equals;" vilynx&lowbar;listened" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;freed-inmate-cyntoia-brown-marries-recording-artist-j-long-n1041696" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">marrying recording artist J&period; Long<&sol;a>&comma; formerly of the R&&num;038&semi;B group Pretty Ricky — was a teenager when she shot and killed Johnny Mitchell Allen&comma; 43&comma; who she said had paid her for sex&period; Brown-Long said she shot Allen&comma; of Nashville&comma; because she feared for her life when she saw him reaching for what she believed was a gun while they were in bed at his home&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prosecutors argued that the motive was not self-defense&comma; as she said&comma; but robbery&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;placement &equals; "adunit0"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;search&lowbar;bar &equals; "true"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;tracking&lowbar;id &equals; "konniemomen09-20"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;search&lowbar;bar&lowbar;position &equals; "bottom"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;mode &equals; "search"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;type &equals; 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had raped her and forced her into prostitution&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<iframe src&equals;"&sol;&sol;rcm-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;cm&quest;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;p&equals;12&&num;038&semi;l&equals;ur1&&num;038&semi;category&equals;wedding&&num;038&semi;banner&equals;0M16F9CP2W8C5VHJ4B02&&num;038&semi;f&equals;ifr&&num;038&semi;lc&equals;pf4&&num;038&semi;linkID&equals;bc406cc474bf1429f46f537d4db5ed24&&num;038&semi;t&equals;konniemomen09-20&&num;038&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen09-20" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"250" scrolling&equals;"no" border&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" style&equals;"border&colon;none&semi;" frameborder&equals;"0"><&sol;iframe><br &sol;>&NewLine;She was tried as an adult&comma; convicted in Allen&&num;8217&semi;s murder and sentenced to life in prison&period; Under Tennessee law&comma; Brown-Long would not have been eligible for parole until she served at least 51 years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"endmarkEnabled"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-326171" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-12&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Cyntoia Brown 12" width&equals;"784" height&equals;"659" &sol;><strong>Brown &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; spent the first week out of prison with family and her husband J&period; Long&comma; &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; a gospel recording artist who she married while in prison<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"endmarkEnabled"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i2&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-3&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;25&&num;038&semi;ssl&equals;1&&num;038&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Cyntoia Brown 3" width&equals;"813" height&equals;"685" &sol;><strong>In 2004 16-year-old Brown was sentenced to serve a life time in jail in 2004&comma; eligible for parole after 51 years<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"endmarkEnabled">&NewLine;<section class&equals;"inlineVideo&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;3ZAlE contentBody&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2o&lowbar;BP mv8">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"background&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;MJluj">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"player&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;16ja0">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"videoPlayer videoPlayer&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;OwcrY adNotPlaying&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2SAW9" data-test&equals;"video-player">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"relative">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vilynx&lowbar;enabled vilynx vilynx&lowbar;registered" data-vilynx-id&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;nightly-news&sol;video&sol;exclusive-cyntoia-brown-s-lawyers-on-her-fight-for-freedom-1421522499950" data-vilynx-audiopolicycta&equals;"true">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"supra-wrapper">&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-326182" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;Cyntoia-Brown-13&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Cyntoia Brown 13&period;JPG" width&equals;"746" height&equals;"421" &sol;>While in jail Brown earned her GED and completed an associate degree program with a 4&period;0 GPA in prison&period; <&sol;strong><strong>She also completed her bachelor’s degree program in May&comma; 2019<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"redirectWrapper">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"redirectCenter">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"counter" class&equals;"counter"><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;">The teenage Brown was tried as an adult and convicted of first-degree murder&comma; first-degree felony murder&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Now 31 and married&comma; Brown-Long has said she was a sex trafficking victim at the time she killed a man in 2004&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She will will remain on parole for 10 years&comma; on condition that she does not violate any state or federal laws&comma; holds a job and participates in regular counseling sessions&comma; under conditions set by former Tennessee Gov&period; Bill Haslam&period;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;gaming777&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamingjobsonline&period;com&sol;images&sol;banner&sol;banner728x90&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;https&colon;&sol;&sol;wordpress&period;com&sol;posts&sol;drafts&sol;konniemoments&period;com<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"endmarkEnabled">Her story and fight for freedom inspired a 2011 documentary&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Me Facing Life&colon; Cyntoia&&num;8217&semi;s Story&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and caught the attention of celebrities such as Kim Kardashian West&comma; Rihanna and Amy Schumer&comma; who all fought for her release&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In January&comma; Brown-Long won a major victory in her case when then-Tennessee Gov&period; Bill Haslam <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;07&sol;former-teen-sex-worker-cyntoia-brown-walks-free-today-after-serving-15-years-of-a-life-sentence-for-killing-man-43-who-bought-her-for-sex-when-she-was-16-her-sentence-was-commuted-in-january-by&sol;">granted her full commutation to parole<&sol;a>&period; She walked out of the Tennessee Prison for Women early on Aug&period; 7&period; She will remain on parole for 10 years&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;placement &equals; "adunit0"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;search&lowbar;bar &equals; 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she said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Looking around and seeing how everything had come together&comma; and how everyone was fellow-shipping and happy&comma; was just incredible&period; I wasn&&num;8217&semi;t presenting myself as a 16-year-old heading to prison and needing help&period; I was a grown woman with my calling from God&period; This was my coming out party&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Brown-Long continued&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Every day I find myself thanking God for yet another experience I haven&&num;8217&semi;t had my whole adult life&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she said in the statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"articleBylineContainer mt8">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"articleByline byline&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;2NGv&lowbar; hasImage&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;1TEVp pt3 pb2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"inner&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;y8Zvr mt2 mt0-m"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;

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