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Sex-trafficking victims work to change how they're viewed, and how to defend themselves in court
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCyntoia Brown-Long, now free after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man after being...
Tennessee Supreme Court strikes down juvenile life sentence law
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuveniles convicted of first-degree murder no longer face a mandatory 51-year sentence after the...
Woman who was convicted as teen for killing her sex trafficker pardoned by Gov. Newsom
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned a victim of teen sex trafficking who spent nearly two...
Sold into sex slavery at 15 and convicted of killing her rapist, Pieper Lewis faces further...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe teenage victim of trafficking has violated her parole, leading to a further hearing this week....
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issues 22 pardons, commutation to woman convicted at 21
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday issued 22 pardons and an executive commutation for a Davidson...
A Sex Trafficking Victim Who Killed Her Rapist Has Been Ordered To Pay His Family $150,000
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPieper Lewis, who said she was trafficked to have sex with men, admitted to fatally stabbing a man...
Tennessee court: Juvenile life sentencing unconstitutional
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTennessee's Supreme Court ruled Friday that a state law mandating life sentences for juvenile...
'There was no empathy': Knoxville man sentenced to life as a teen fights for his freedom
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKnoxville's Almeer Nance is in his 26th year of serving a 51-year prison sentence. He's just 43...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly would be brave to grant clemency to Sarah Gonzales-McLinn | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAdvocates who argue that she should not spend the rest of her life in prison for killing her abuser...
The 30 Best True-Crime Documentaries on Netflix, from ‘Amanda Knox’ to ‘Night Stalker’
PureWow via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom bone-chilling podcasts to creepy-as-hell books, there's no shortage of outlets for our...