Brittney Griner went through 10 months of hell while in a Russian prison. Russia can be brutal with its prison system, and there were a lot of unknowns while Griner was detained. Eventually, she pled guilty to possession and trafficking charges, which subsequently led to a 9-year sentence. Thankfully, Griner was released just last week in a prison swap. The …
WNBA star Britney Griner is finally free after being arrested this past February and sent to a Russian labor camp. Now back in the states, many were shocked to find that the famed athlete no longer had locs and was instead sporting a low cut. According to her lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, the decision to cut her hair was due to …
WASHINGTON: American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed back to the United States on Thursday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.” Griner, 32, who was arrested in Russia in February on drug charges, and Viktor Bout, 55, who was serving a 25-year sentence in a US prison, …
Demonstrators with advocacy group DC Marijuana Justice plan to gather at the Russian Embassy in Washington around 4:20 p.m. Thursday and light up in protest of Moscow’s treatment of WNBA star Brittney Griner. The move comes two days after a Russian court rejected Griner’s appeal of her nine-year sentence for possessing cannabis oil cartridges in the country. “We want …
50 Cent, Angie Martinez and more in the Hip Hop world have reacted to Brittney Griner being sentenced to nine years in prison for her Russian drug case. On Thursday (August 4), the imprisoned WNBA star was delivered her sentencing at a court outside Moscow, according to Bloomberg. She faced a maximum of 10 years in prison for drug …
