WATCH: Cyntoia Brown granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison

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Cyntoia Brown will be a free woman!

Monday, Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam, granted Cyntoia Brown clemency after a long fight by activists and her legal team. Brown has been in prison for nearly 15 years and was serving a life sentence for killing,Johnny Mitchell Allen, a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 -years old.

CYNTOIA BROWN CASE: TENNESSEE GOVERNOR GRANTS CLEMENCY FOR WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING MAN WHO BOUGHT HER FOR SEX WHEN SHE WAS 16

Brown says she hopes her story will help other girls avoid ending up where she has been and believes we serve a God of second chances and new beginnings.

CYNTOIA BROWN SPEAKS ON HER RELEASE ‘MY HOPE IS TO HELP OTHER YOUNG GIRLS AVOID ENDING UP WHERE I HAVE BEEN.’

Brown’s case is inspiring people nationwide to look at reforming the criminal justice system and truly giving youth a second chance.

Brown will be released on parole supervision August 7, 2019.