Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence | NewsNation Live
THAN JUST THIS MID TERM. IT’S THE FUTURE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU TO SOME OTHER HEADLINES THIS MORNING. US BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER IS ON HER WAY TO A RUSSIAN PENAL COLONY FOR LAWYERS SAY GRINER WAS TRANSFERRED FROM A DETENTION CENTER OUTSIDE MOSCOW LAST WEEK. HOWEVER, HER CURRENT LOCATION. FINAL DESTINATION STILL NOT KNOWN THE 2 TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST WAS SENTENCED IN AUGUST TO 9 YEARS ON DRUG SMUGGLING CHARGES GRINER PLEADED GUILTY BUT SAID SHE HAD MADE AN HONEST MISTAKE HERE IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF CANNABIS IN HER LUGGAGE INTO RUSSIA WHERE MARIJUANA IS IN RUSSIAN
PENAL COLONIES. THEY FACE A SENTENCE OF TEDIOUS MANUAL WORK, LACK OF ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND POOR HYGIENE. FACEBOOK PARENT
