WNBA player Brittney Griner is having a really tough time in Russian prison, Media Take Out has learned.
According to a writer at The Nation, Dave Zirin, – who has direct knowledge about the Mordovia prison — prisoners are barely treated like humans.
The writer claims that racism and homophobia is commonplace, medical care is nearly nonexistent and, Zirin says, inmates are expected to sew the uniforms for police and prison guards.
The writer added that it’s unclear if Griner will even get a bed that will fit her 6-foot-8 frame.
Musician Nadya Tolokonnikova, a founder of the feminist group Pussy Riot, spent two years in Mordovia following a 2012 arrest, and according to the writer Zirin, she described the place as hell, where “beatings and torture” are common.
Brittney Griner’s camp is insisting the WNBA star is trying to remain brave in the face of it all. They released a statement, Media Take Out confirmed, following her move to Mordovia earlier this month that “Brittney is doing as well as could be expected.”
“Despite the fact she is alone and now nearing her ninth month in detention separated from her loved ones,” her reps said, “she is trying to stay strong.”
