Cyntoia Brown, a woman sentenced to life in prison for killing a man when she was 16, will be released from prison in seven months after Gov. Bill Haslam's decision to grant her clemency.

In the meantime, Haslam is requiring Brown to go through "transition and re-entry programming" at the Tennessee Prison for Women.

Here's what you need to know about the programming and what Brown might be up to in the lead-up to her Aug. 7 release.

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Cyntoia Brown will be moved to the prison's transition center

The transition center is in an annex of the Tennessee Prison for Women. It is a 143-bed facility that started operating in 2017.

It is designed for inmates who are within two years of their release date. The facility is specially designed to prepare people for "leaving the cocoon" of prison, said Vicki Freeman, director of women's services at the prison.

There are tablets available to acclimate women to modern technology on the outside and therapy sessions to prepare them for the mental and emotional challenges ahead. Even the colors of the lilac, blue and yellow walls were designed to begin a calming transition, Freeman said.

Brown will have a to-do list

The transition center moves inmates through three phases as they prepare for release. Although inmates move through the phases differently, each phase comes with different tasks.

At one point, staff might help Brown get paperwork in order that she will need as a citizen, including an ID and a Social Security card. She also might get group therapy or personal finance training to help her learn to manage her own money and bills once she is released.

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During the second phase, inmates typically do volunteer work for nonprofits that is designed to help them develop interpersonal skills they'll need to hold down a job.

In the third phase, inmates are allowed to leave prison grounds to work on the outside. They can save up money for living expenses after their release.

“The better prepared an offender is when they are released into the community the more successful the offender is going to be," Freeman said. “In turn the safer the community is going to be.”

Prison officials can connect inmates with mentors

Prison officials offer the women in the transition center access to volunteer mentors who work with them while they are in prison and then after their release.

“We really want to make sure they are connected with the outside world," Freeman said.

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