Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story - Promo
Preview: Season 12 Episode 15 | 28s
She made a split-second decision that changed everything.
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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Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story - Promo
Preview: Season 12 Episode 15 | 28s
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: Cyntoia as Mentor
Cyntoia reflects on the difficult circumstances of life in prison. (2m 52s)
Criminal Justice System: Decisions
This module looks at the ways families are affected by incarceration. (8m 37s)
Criminal Justice System: Expression
Delve into a drama therapy program at a juvenile detention center for girls in Illinois. (7m 43s)
Criminal Justice System: Intervention
The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program connects daughters with their incarcerated moms. (6m)
Criminal Justice System: Meet Cyntoia
Cyntoia, a teen girl serving a life sentence for murder, tells her story. (6m 29s)
Criminal Justice System: Meet Rosa
Rosa talks about factors that have led to a pattern of juvenile detention. (4m 50s)
Criminal Justice System: Mentorship
Ida attends her mother's high school graduation in prison. (4m 22s)
Criminal Justice System: Seizing Stories
Cyntoia shares her history with sexual violence, which has profoundly impacted her life. (4m 19s)
Criminal Justice System: What to Do
Hear opinions on the result of Cyntoia’s case and if teens should be tried as adults. (3m 22s)
Me Facing Life: Pretrial Interview
In a pretrial interview, Dr. William Bernet listens as Cyntonia recounts a painful past. (3m 9s)
Me Facing Life: Prison Reflections
Via prison telephone, Cyntoia recounts her past choices and hopes for a better future. (2m 34s)
Me Facing Life: They All Wanted Admiration
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Cyntoia's adoptive mother struggles to understand why she missed the warning signs. (1m 43s)
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