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Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story

Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story follows the sad and startling story of Cyntoia Brown, who is serving a life sentence for a murder she committed at age of 16.

Me Facing Life: Where Was I?

1m 43s

In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and that she killed him. What mystified filmmaker Daniel Birman was just how common violence among youth is, and just how rarely we stop to question our assumptions about it. He wondered in this case what led a girl -- who grew-up in a reasonable home environment -- to this tragic end?

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    Criminal Justice System: Mentorship

    S12 E15 - 4m 22s

    This Community Classroom module from Troop 1500 follows Ida as she attends her mother's high school graduation in prison. Viewers examine the ways that individuals, even under difficult circumstances, can inspire us. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 3 curriculum titled Women, Girls and the Criminal Justice System.

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