Britanny Griner to be held at least until May 19th in Russia. US demanding consular access.

[applegrove]

CNN

[nycbos]

1. She is a hostage.

[applegrove]

2. Yup. Imagine too sleeping on a prison cot when you are 6'7.5". The whole

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thing must be agonizing. For her family too.

[PoliticAverse]

3. Article with some details...

https://www.wbur.org/npr/1087169376/brittney-griner-russia-detention-extended

The court granted the petition of the investigation and extended the term of U.S. citizen Griner's detention until May 19," TASS quoted the court as saying.

Griner has been accused of transporting drugs, a charge that the customs service said could carry a possible sentence of five to 10 years.

Ekaterina Kalugina, a member of Public Monitoring Commission — a semi-official body with access to Russian prisons — told TASS that Griner was sharing a cell with two other women who have no previous convictions.

Kalugina said she helped bring Griner some books, and that she is currently reading Doestoevsky and a Rolling Stones biography. Griner's only issue was that the prison beds too short for her 6'7" frame, she added.

[mitch96]

4. I really fear for her life. They would think nothing of killing her to make a point.. nt