I am sharing this because the story touched my heart. And her Life is a Light!

At 16-years-old, Cyntoia Brown-Long was tried as an adult and slapped with a life sentence for killing a man that solicited her for sex. She was released following a public outcry and pressure from high-profile celebrities like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian after 15 years behind bars.

Cyntoia chatted with us about how she’s making the most of her freedom as an advocate for sex trafficking victims and author of her new memoir, Free Cyntoia: My Search For Redemption In The American Prison System.

Check it out!