EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

LONDON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a remote Russian penal colony that human rights...

What Brittney Griner may endure in the Russian penal system

LONDON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a remote Russian penal colony that human rights advocates say is known for harsh conditions and violent criminals. It's in a region once synonymous with the Soviet gulag.Griner was convicted on Aug. 4 after customs agents said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The all-star center…

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

LONDON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a remote Russian penal colony that human rights advocates say is known for harsh conditions and violent criminals. It’s in a region once synonymous with the Soviet gulag. Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after customs agents said they…

Explainer: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after customs agents said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The all-star center with the WNBA&#821…

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

LONDON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a remote Russian penal colony that human rights advocates say is known for harsh conditions and violent criminals.