{"id":1733351,"date":"2022-11-10T07:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733351"},"modified":"2022-11-10T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:04:53","slug":"russia-reportedly-transfers-brittney-griner-to-penal-colony-to-serve-her-9-year-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-reportedly-transfers-brittney-griner-to-penal-colony-to-serve-her-9-year-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Reportedly Transfers Brittney Griner to Penal Colony to Serve Her 9 Year Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-reportedly-transfers-brittney-griner-to-penal-colony-to-serve-her-9-year-sentence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WNBA star Brittney Griner was reportedly transferred out of her Moscow jail and into a Russian penal colony on Friday after she plead guilty to drug smuggling and possession charges.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Britteny Griner via 11Alive YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/34982248\/brittney-griner-moves-russian-penal-colony-exact-location-unknown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to ESPN<\/a>, Griner\u2019s lawyers were not aware of the transfer until Tuesday and reportedly were caught by surprise at the speed at which she was moved from the Moscow jail to the penal colony. It\u2019s unclear what penal colony Griner is being moved to.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes a little over a week after Griner\u2019s appeal was denied on October 25th. The report indicates Griner was last visited in the Moscow jail on Thursday by U.S. embassy officials. Her lawyers saw her the day before.<\/p>\n<p>Her lawyers told ESPN it could be up to two weeks before Griner\u2019s location is known, \u201cNotification is given via official mail and normally takes up to two weeks to be received.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1732\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM.png 1732w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-1340x746-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-768x427-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-750x417-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-1200x668-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via ESPN YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/10\/brittney-griners-legal-spouse-cherelle-claims-she-feels-griner-is-a-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner\u2019s Legal Spouse Cherelle Claims She Feels Griner Is A \u201cHostage\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Griner\u2019s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas released a statement to ESPN telling them, \u201cOur primary concern continues to be BG\u2019s health and well-being. As we work through this very difficult phase of not knowing exactly where BG is or how she is doing, we ask for the public\u2019s support in continuing to write letters and express their love and care for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colas also noted she was working with the U.S. government and the Richardson Center to obtain Griner\u2019s release and that they \u201care using all available resources to determine her whereabouts, ensure her safety and bring her home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cWe are thankful for everyone\u2019s support, and hope that as we near nine months of detention, that BG and all wrongfully detained Americans will be shown mercy and returned home to their families for the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-480x320-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-720x480-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-750x500-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on July 14 2019; the Lynx won the game 75-62. Photo Credit: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/10\/brittney-griners-attorney-claims-she-doesnt-think-joe-biden-administration-will-secure-her-release-from-russian-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner\u2019s Attorney Claims She Doesn\u2019t Think Joe Biden Administration Will Secure Her Release From Russian Prison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued her own statement early Wednesday morning tweeting, \u201cEvery minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine.png 689w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine-300x127.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press Secretary Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre went on, \u201cAs we have said before, the U.S. Government made a significant offer to the Russians to resolve the current unacceptable and wrongful detentions of American citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6925\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KArine1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KArine1.png 680w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KArine1-300x241-1.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press Secretary Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She then declared, \u201cIn the subsequent weeks, despite a lack of good faith negotiation by the Russians, the U.S. Government has continued to follow up on that offer and propose alternative potential ways forward with the Russians through all available channels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre concluded, \u201cThe U.S. Government is unwavering in its commitment to its work on behalf of Brittney and other Americans detained in Russia \u2013 including fellow wrongful detainee Paul Whelan.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine2.png 678w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Karine2-300x250-1.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press Secretary Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/08\/russia-issues-warning-to-united-states-about-public-diplomacy-after-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia Issues Warning To United States About \u201cPublic Diplomacy\u201d After Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Griner was arrested in a Moscow airport in February\u00a0after authorities searched her luggage and discovered a number of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.<\/p>\n<p>In July she plead guilty telling the Russian court, \u201cI\u2019d like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn\u2019t want to break the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Brittney-Griner-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner Photo Credit: \u0423\u0413\u041c\u041a, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August before her sentencing, Griner told the court, \u201cI want to apologize to my teammates, my club, my fans and the city of (Yekaterinburg) for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the Phoenix Mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the WNBA, and my amazing spouse back at home,\u201d she continued. \u201cI made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling it doesn\u2019t end my life here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was then sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined one million rubles or $16,200.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner.png 1225w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-768x370-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-750x361-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1200x578-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via 11Alive YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Russia moving Griner to a penal colony to serve her sentence?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/10\/former-russian-ambassader-to-the-united-states-claims-president-joe-biden-and-his-administration-are-playing-electoral-politics-with-brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Russian Ambassader To The United States Claims President Joe Biden And His Administration Are Playing Electoral Politics With Brittney Griner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA star Brittney Griner was reportedly transferred out of her Moscow jail and into a Russian penal colony on Friday after she plead guilty to drug smuggling and possession 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