November 28, 2022
Brittney Griner has commenced her sentence in a penal colony located in Russia where she will serve out her 9 year sentence. The Nation recently reported that Griner has been transferred to an "IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia". There are several prisons in this area and while it is unsure the one she is located, they are infamously known for their racist and homophobic conditions as well as abusive treatment of its prisoners while subjected to working 16 hour days sewing uniforms.
Earlier this year Griner had pled guilty to charges surrounding her bringing in vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, an illegal drug in that country. The basketball player had visited Russia in the past to participate in basketball tournaments.
The US government had been in negotiations with Russia to facilitate the release of the WNBA player in exchange for a Russian arms dealer currently in their custody. It was reported that the US has not yet received a substantive response from Russia after putting a "significant proposal on the table."
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