Facing a hearing May 31 on whether she will go to prison, Pieper Lewis is seeking a pardon from Gov. kimreynoldsia. The Des Moines sex trafficking victim, who stabbed to death a man she said repeatedly raped her, "deserves to do more than survive in a cell," says a Change.org online petition calling for the pardon, started in her behalf. "Pieper Lewis deserves a full life, outside of the prison industrial complex." In the coming hearing, Polk County Judge David Porter will decide whether Lewis, now 18, will be formally convicted after escaping from the facility where she was serving probation. She could face up to 21 years in prison, or be allowed to continue on probation, perhaps at a different facility ― though Porter had warned Lewis at her sentencing that she was receiving a second chance and would not get a third one. Tap the link in our bio for more details. #Iowa #DesMoines #PieperLewis