Basketball star Griner began serving sentence in Russian penal colony: lawyers
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- Published Date: 11:17 | 17 November 2022
- Modified Date: 11:18 | 17 November 2022
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and has started serving her sentence, her lawyers said Thursday.
"Brittney began serving her sentence at IK-2 in Mordovia," lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said in a statement.
"We visited her early this week. Brittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment."