How Brittney Griner survived nearly a year in a Russian jail
WNBA-star Brittney Griner spent nearly a year in a Russian jail; her now memoir "Coming Home" describes her ordeal.
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WNBA-star Brittney Griner spent nearly a year in a Russian jail; her now memoir "Coming Home" describes her ordeal.
"Prison is more than a place. It’s also a mindset," Brittney Griner writes in an excerpt from her book about surviving imprisonment.
Brittney Griner's memoir 'Coming Home' chronicles her traumatic imprisonment in Russia and her eventual return home after 10 months.
Moscow's war on Ukraine and developments in Russia underscore the erosion of Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy. Aleksei Navalny comes under more pressure in prison, a former reporter is handed a 22-year sentence, and the newspaper Gorbachev helped create is targeted -- again and again -- by the state.
Human rights activists hope the two-time Olympic gold medalist's background in basketball will allow her to work as a coach in the prison.