A Russian court rejected an appeal against Brittney Griner's nine-year sentence for drug possession last month.
File photo of Brittney Griner being escorted from a courtroom in Russia on 4 August. Image: Alexander Zemlianichenko JAILED AMERICAN BASKETBALL star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team has said.A statement from her legal team said: “Brittney was transferred from the detention centre in Iksha on 4 November. She is now on her way to a penal colony.Advertisement
“As the Administration continues to work tirelessly to secure her release, the President has directed the Administration to prevail on her Russian captors to improve her treatment and the conditions she may be forced to endure in a penal colony.
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