Cyntoia Brown

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Madison Amos Practical Law Juvenile Justice Systems Project 2/7/2018 Cyntoia Brown Cyntoia is a 30 year old American, who was born on January 29,1988. When she was 16 years of age, she was sentenced to life in prison. When Cyntoia was 2 years old her biological mother, Georgina Mitchell, gave her up for adoption. When her mother was pregnant she continued to consume alcohol, which possibly resulted in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Georgina began using crack cocaine when Cyntoia was 8 months old, after that Cyntoia was given up to Ellenette Brown. Cyntoia, as you can tell, did not have much of a motherly figure until she was put with Ellenette Brown.Cyntoia had not had much sufficient stability in her life, by 2004 she was a runaway. When …show more content…

She said that she went to Sonic, the fast-food restaurant, and a white truck came up to her and the man in the truck asked her out, so they ordered take out and she tried to get him to go to the nearest hotel but he refused and said she must come to his house instead. Cyntoia stated that he kept talking about how he was the top shooter and how girls only want him for his money. He stated shortly after that how he just wants to be loved and not used for his “money”. Cyntoia goes on to say that no one knew where she was at the time. Cyntoia claims that she felt like if she tried to leave, he would not allow her to. She later on stated that he reached under the bed to grab something and that she panicked thinking he was going to grab a gun so her first instinct was to shoot him first! Immediately after she shot him, all these thoughts came to her brain like a flood : What just happened? Is he bleeding? Is he okay? Did i shoot him? (Me Facing Life The Cyntoia Brown Documentary). Cyntoia didn’t know what just happened. She did what she thought was needed. What if she did not shoot him and he shoot her instead? Maybe he was not going to shoot her and she just got scared we shall never know but what is done, is …show more content…

In my honest opinion I believe the system has truly failed. It is heartbreaking to see a 16 year old girl suffer through sex-trafficking and when she finally has enough courage to fight back, she is put into jail for the rest of her life. America has to do better than this and fight back. We say we want to make “American great again”, then let’s start by making smarter choices. Works Cited Alund, Natalie Neysa. “#FREECYNTOIABROWN Goes Viral Following Rihanna's Instagram Post.” The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2017, www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/11/21/freecyntoiabrown-goes-viral-rihanna-kimkardashian/884742001/. Hayes , Christal. “Prosecutor in Cyntoia Brown's Case .” Newsweek, 27 Nov. 17AD, www.newsweek.com/prosecutor-who-helped-keep-cyntoia-brown-prison-quit-after-case-720324. Jacobs, Tom. “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story - Review of PBS Documentary.” Pacific Standard, 25 Feb. 2011, psmag.com/social-justice/life-in-prison-begins-at-16-27624. V, Rani, director. Me Facing Life The Cyntoia Brown Documentary. Me Facing Life The Cyntoia Brown Documentary, 22 Nov. 17AD,

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