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Cyntoia Brown, imprisoned 15 years, to publish book after expected Wednesday release

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Cyntoia Brown is set to walk free 15 years to the day she was arrested in 2004 – Aug 6, 2019

Cyntoia Brown, whose imprisonment for murder when she was 16 inspired a public campaign for her freedom, has a book out this fall.

Brown’s “Free Cyntoia” will be published Oct. 15, Atria Books announced Tuesday.

WATCH: Jan. 7 — Cyntoia Brown granted full clemency from life sentence

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Granted clemency by then-Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, she was scheduled to be released Wednesday.

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She worked on the book during her 15 years in prison.

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Brown has said she was a sex trafficking victim at the time she killed a man, in 2004.

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She was sentenced to life, and Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna were among the celebrities who lobbied on her behalf.

According to Atria, the book will take readers on a “rollercoaster ride” as Brown reflects on her early struggles and the improbable events leading up to her release.

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