Brittney Griner: Russia transfers US basketball player to penal colony

Brittney Griner: Russia transfers US basketball player to penal colony

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US basketball player Brittney Griner, who has been in prison in Russia for months, has been taken to a penal colony in the Republic of Mordovia. Confirming media reports, her attorney stressed that basketball player Griner was trying to stay strong and adapt to her new environment. The 32-year-old was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for carrying cartridges for e-cigarettes with cannabis oil in her luggage. At the beginning of August, the two-time Olympic champion was sentenced to nine years in prison. The US government has so far tried in vain to extradite them. There has been speculation several times about a possible exchange of prisoners. Russia’s penal colonies are notorious for harsh treatment of inmates, poor sanitation conditions and inadequate health care.

Source: Stern

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