National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby provides theGrio with an update on Griner who is currently serving a nine-year sentence for minor possession of cannabis.
The White House said it’s taking the physical health of wrongfully detained U.S. athlete Brittney Griner “very seriously” amid reports that the penal colony where she’s held has a reputation for being racist and homophobic.
Griner, jailed in Russia since February and is currently serving a nine-year sentence for minor possession of cannabis, was moved weeks ago to Mordovia, known for its “ today!
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