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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Awaits 'Cruel & Inhumane' Conditions At Russian Penal Colony, Ex-Prisoner Speaks Out​

Brittney Griner will face barbaric conditions when she arrives at the undisclosed Russian penal colony to serve her 9-year sentence, RadarOnline.com has learned. One ex-prisoner and the USA advocacy director for Europe outlined the "cruel, inhumane, and degrading practices" potentially awaiting the WNBA star. From "overcrowding, abuse by guards and inmates," and "limited access to health care," Griner might be subjected to "food shortages, and inadequate sanitation," which is "common" in Russian prisons, colonies, and detention facilities, a 2021 state department report read. Amnesty International USA’s advocacy director for Europe and Central Asia, Daniel Balson, added that the American athlete will likely have limited access to loved ones, telling The Post that inmates at certain facilities are only allowed six phone calls per year.

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Former Russian Penal Colony Inmate is ‘Terrified’ for Brittney Griner | WATCH

A few weeks ago it was reported that Brittney Griner has been moved to a Russian penal colony, where she’ll serve her 9-year prison sentence. Well, a Russian musician who spent two years in a penal colony sat down with MSNBC for an exclusive interview on what Brittney would be facing. Griner was sent to female penal colony No. 2 to serve her nine-year sentence for traveling into Russia with vape cartridges containing less than a gram of cannabis oil.

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Brittney Griner was moved over 200 miles outside Moscow, lawyers say
Griner's family had dreaded her impending move to a penal colony ever since the appeal of her conviction was denied Oct. 25. Russian penal colonies are known for having far harsher conditions than the Moscow jail where Griner has been since she was detained in February.

US tamps down Russia's update on Brittney Griner talks
U.S. officials had said they hoped their Russian counterparts would engage in good faith after the Nov. 8 midterm elections, but Friday's statement made it clear that such a shift hasn't happened, as least in the eyes of the U.S. government.

 

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US awaits ‘serious response’ from Russia over Brittney Griner release proposal​

Diplomat in Moscow says US has ‘put a significant proposal on the table’ in effort to free basketball star jailed on drugs conviction.

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jack said:

Thanks for proving my point so sweetly.

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The Response to Brittney Griner’s Capture Is an Indictment of the Right and the “Left”​

I am deeply disturbed by the response to my recent column about what we know about the abhorrent prison conditions that Brittney Griner is enduring in a labor camp in Mordovia, Russia. While the article garnered attention to her plight, there were two trends on the right and among some supposedly on the left that speak to how toxic and enraging our political world has become. Part of the problem is my own naivete in thinking that the idea of an Olympian in a penal colony for nine years just might create unity across the political spectrum. There are points of unity, all right, but nothing like what I expected.

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jack said:

Thanks for proving my point so sweetly.

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Update: WNBA star Brittney Griner faces life in Russian penal colony​

WNBA star Brittney Griner, 32, was transferred to IK-2, a Russian female penal colony in Yayas on Nov. 17. The Los Angeles Times reported that Russian penal colonies are divided into four categories and range from lenient to strict. The country’s prisons are characterized as “among the worst in Europe” according to a 2017 Amnesty International report. Griner, a center for WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury since 2013, is at one of the 35 mid-level or “general regime” facilities for female inmates. IK-2’s dozen or so structures are surrounded by walls and barbed wire. Inmates are required to wear uniforms, and overpopulation violates Russia’s standard of 21 square feet of space per person.

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Brittney Griner prisoner swap negotiations are 'ongoing,' says Secretary of State Anthony Blinken​

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russian custody for nearly a year. However, in a recent interview with CBS' Margaret Brennan of "Face the Nation" United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken revealed that conversations are "ongoing" when it comes to a potential prisoner swap involving Griner and former Marine, Paul Whelan, between the United States and Russia. "As they say, Margaret, the proof will be in the pudding. We have to see if the engagements that we've had, the discussions that we have produce an actual result. That's the most important thing. But we are not resting on the laurels of having put forward a proposal some months ago. We've been actively engaged over these many months to try to move things forward."

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