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Cyntoia Brown-Long to her 16-year-old self: "God does hear you"
Cyntoia Brown-Long made headlines when she was sentenced to life in prison at age 16 for killing a man whom she says picked her up for sex. Then-Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam called her case "tragic and complex." She was granted clemency earlier this year, now she’s writing a letter to her younger self.