Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony

By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on November 17, 2022.

FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2022. The jailed American basketball star has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) – WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

Griner has been relocated to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Moscow.

“Brittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment,” her lawyers said in a statement.

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