Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner Is Free
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who had been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony in August, has been released to the United States.
What It’s Like Inside the Penal Colony Brittney Griner Was Sent to in Russia
Female Penal Colony IK-2 in Mordovia was formed in 1930, and while it was one of the first gulag camps it is better than most.
Brittney Griner Lost Appeal, Will Serve 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony
“People with more severe crimes have gotten less than what I was given.”
Here’s What a Russian Penal Colony Will Be Like for Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner will do her nine-and-a-half-year sentence in what's been called a Russian “concentration camp” notorious for abuses.
Russia Gives Brittney Griner 9 Years for Drug Smuggling a Tiny Amount of Weed Oil
Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at Sheremetyevo airport in February after Russian customs discovered less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage.
Trump Thinks ‘Spoiled’ Brittney Griner Deserves to Be in Russian Prison
“She knew you don’t go in there loaded up with drugs,” former President Donald Trump said of 31-year-old WNBA star Brittney Griner.
Brittney Griner Says Russia Didn’t Tell Her Why She Was Arrested for 2 Days
WNBA player Brittney Griner testified that Russian officials didn’t properly translate her charges and that she was coerced into signing documents.
Brittney Griner Had a Prescription for the Weed She Brought to Russia
Brittney Griner’s attorney showed a doctor’s letter for weed in court, the latest effort to show the WNBA player meant no harm.
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty, Says She Didn’t Mean to Bring Weed to Russia
WNBA player Brittney Griner, who’s been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, faces up to 10 years in prison.
Brittney Griner Pleads With Joe Biden to Get Her Out of Russian Prison: ‘Don’t Forget About Me’
“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” the WNBA All-Star wrote from Russian prison, where she’s been since Feb. 17.
The US Just Freed One Russian Prisoner. It Still Has 2 to Go.
The U.S. and Russia just brokered a prisoner swap for former Marine Trevor Reed during the worst diplomatic tensions since the Cold War.
Why Are WNBA Players Being Told Not to Talk About Brittney Griner?
Silence is a common tactic when negotiating for the return of politically sensitive detainees. And Brittney Griner is exactly that.