The movement to contact @BillHaslam (615-741-2001) to ask for clemency for Cyntoia Brown is gaining traction. If you call, you can cite my report finding that Tennessee has by far the harshest juvenile sentencing laws in the country: lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2… 
In Tennessee, Cyntoia isn't eligible for parole until serving 51 years. In the second harshest state -- Oklahoma -- she'd be eligible for parole after 38.25 years. In the majority of states, she'd be eligible for release after serving 20 or fewer years.
The average life expectancy for juvenile lifers is 50.6 years. Cyntoia's sentence itself exceeds her life expectancy. Given that she was a teenager when convicted, she would need to exceed the life expectancy of a juvenile lifer by about 2 decades to ever make it out of prison.
Cyntoia has "been called a model prisoner, mentors other female prisoners and received her associate degree from a Lipscomb University in-jail program.": tennessean.com/story/news/cri…
For all of the background about Cyntoia's history, fetal alcohol syndrome, and circumstances at the time of our crime, you can check out our special @Undisclosedpod episode on her case: audioboom.com/posts/6631177-…
I tried to work w/some Tennessee legislators to get a bill passed to get rid of Tennessee's 51-To-Life law for juvenile offenders. There seemed to be broad consensus that the law should be changed, but there was gridlock over whether to allow release after 15, 20, or 25 years.
As a result, the legislative effort died. Let's not let the same thing happen to Cyntoia. Every call to @BillHaslam helps: (615-741-2001).
