{"id":2466998,"date":"2025-07-26T08:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T12:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horror-brittney-griner-reveals-the-sorts-of-crimes-even-russian-inmates-wont-tolerate\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T12:35:00","slug":"horror-brittney-griner-reveals-the-sorts-of-crimes-even-russian-inmates-wont-tolerate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horror-brittney-griner-reveals-the-sorts-of-crimes-even-russian-inmates-wont-tolerate\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror: Brittney Griner Reveals the Sorts of Crimes Even Russian Inmates Won&#8217;t Tolerate"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhorror-brittney-griner-reveals-the-sorts-of-crimes-even-russian-inmates-wont-tolerate%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=2466998&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, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-leader-advocates-china-style-re-education-camps\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Leader Advocates China-Style \u201cRe-Education Camps\u201d\">spent 10 months<\/a> in a russian prison in 2022 after being caught with drugs at a Moscow airport, recently shared her harrowing experience during an interview on Cam Newton&#8217;s &#8220;Funky Friday&#8221; podcast. She described the harsh conditions, including having unsanitary living arrangements, no basic hygiene supplies, and the sense of dehumanization she endured. Griner recounted being placed with a disturbing cellmate who exhibited childlike behavior and was involved in criminal activities,prompting retaliation from other inmates.She also revealed that prison inmates were not segregated by offense type,which made her uncomfortable. Additionally, Griner discussed how she was spied on by other prisoners cooperating with guards. The time in prison was her lowest moment, leading her to contemplate suicide, but she ultimately survived the ordeal. She was later released in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>WNBA star Brittney Griner found depths she did not know existed while she was locked up in a Russian prison, she recounted in a new interview.<\/p>\n<p>Griner served 10 months in a Russian prison in 2022 after being caught with drugs in her luggage at a Moscow airport. She was later swapped by the Biden administration for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-celebrates-griner-prisoner-swap-capitulation-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian arms dealer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She recently spoke about her time in prison on Cam Newton&rsquo;s &ldquo;Funky Friday&rdquo; podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a cellmate in the very beginning. I thought something was off with her,&rdquo; Griner said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/brittney-griner-reveals-disturbing-truth-about-her-russian-prison-cellmates-crimes-didnt-really-sleep?dicbo=v2-nKJowX3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She acted like a child, but she was a grown woman, but she very much acted like an adolescent child. And then she had burn marks all over herself, and I found out after the fact that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >selling videos online<\/a> of her husband and her child &mdash; together. And that&rsquo;s who they had me in a cell with,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Fellow inmates handed out a dose of retribution to the woman, Griner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s not a lot of torturing from inmates with girls on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-horror-man-rapes-chokes-to-death-girl-16-in-front-of-her-own-mother\/\" title=\"Immigrant Horror: Man Rapes, Chokes to Death Girl, 16, in Front of Her Own Mother\">women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s side,&rdquo; Griner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But if you in there for something like that, yeah, you going to get tortured. And they would put their cigarettes out on her and make her sleep at the door, too,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Griner said murder and drug offenses were the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brittany-griner-sparks-fury-among-fans-accuses-racism-claims-yell-slurs-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common reasons<\/a> women were in prison, saying she was upset that inmates were not separated by offenses because she did not want to be associated with the cellmate who sold videos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wayment! Brittney Griner d a shocking story about how she had to  a cell with another inmate who displayed odd behaviors. Her experience happened following her detainment in Russia in 2022. (&#127909;:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunkyFriday?\">@funkyfriday<\/a>) &#9997;&#127998;:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSRStaffJR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TSRStaffJR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u4ubm6AlVO\">pic.twitter.com\/u4ubm6AlVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheShadeRoom\/status\/1946676883510153498?\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t really sleep at night &lsquo;cause she be over there singing and doing weird stuff at night,&rdquo; Griner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The mattress had a huge blood stain on it. I had no soap, no toilet paper. That was the moment where I just felt less than a human,&rdquo; Griner told ABC last year.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/40071460\/brittney-griner-wnba-phoenix-mercury-russia-detained-released-memoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> about a book she released last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/britney-griner-caught-calling-caitlin-clark-racial-slur-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Griner<\/a> said that being imprisoned &ldquo;was my lowest moment. Like, that&rsquo;s when I really contemplated suicide as well. It was degrading.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She repeated that she &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t feel human.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Griner added that &ldquo;you just have nothing and you&rsquo;re just thrown scraps and you&rsquo;re just a laughing stock, and once you make it to the penal colony, you just work. Like, you&rsquo;re a labor slave at that point. Like, sun up, sun down, sickness. Don&rsquo;t care. You go to work. Like, work till you drop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that Russia spied upon her, citing two cellmates she had &mdash; Olya and Alena.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When me and Alena would be talking, Olya would be lying down, trying to act like she was asleep. And then she would perk up and sit up. She would get up and just watch us talk. And I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;Oh, what? You were sleeping? What are you doing?&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Or, when we would get done talking, she would start writing in her book. Subtle. And one day, I saw her slip a note to the guard, and I was just like, &lsquo;Oh, Okay. You&rsquo;re a spy,&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the other inmate, Alena, &ldquo;went through her stuff, she had, like, written down everything we were talking about, which wasn&rsquo;t anything because I knew better than to talk about anything personal or crazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said the guards summoned Alena one day, adding, &ldquo;They were trying to get her to write stuff down about me, too. She told them no. 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