Brittney Griner, former Russian captive and current Olympian, celebrates historic prisoner swap
The WNBA star in Paris for the Olympics issued a joyful statement after news of the exchange spread.
August 2, 2024
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Brittney Griner to Publish Memoir on Wrongful Detention in Russia
The WNBA star will explain in vivid detail what it was like to be wrongfully detained as a political pawn in Russia without speaking the language.
April 11, 2023
Brittney Griner's Detention In Russian Jail Extended Again
The WNBA superstar is reportedly being investigated for the "large-scale transportation of drugs" and faces up to 10 years in jail.
June 15, 2022
Brittney Griner's Lawyers Confirm WNBA Star Moved to Penal Colony
Russian penal colonies are often harsh facilities for political prisoners, according to the U.S. State Department.
November 17, 2022
Dennis Rodman Says He'll Go to Russia, Seek Brittney Griner's Release
Brittney Griner was convicted of drug-related charges in early August and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court.
August 23, 2022
Brittney Griner Appears in Russian Court for First Day of Trial
The U.S. government has classified Griner, who has been in Russian custody since February, as wrongfully detained.
July 1, 2022
U.S. Govt. Now Says Russia 'Wrongfully Detained' Brittney Griner
The government has reclassified her case and a special envoy will negotiate for her release.
May 3, 2022
Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Prison Labor Camp
The WNBA star's current whereabouts are unknown as the White House and her legal team work for her release.
November 9, 2022
Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention
The out WNBA star was released as part of a reported prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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December 8, 2022
Brittney Griner Spends 32nd Birthday in Russian Jail Cell
The celebrated out WNBA champion thanked her supporters in a statement through her legal team. Griner has been detained in Russia since February.
October 19, 2022
Kamala Harris Makes Surprise Trip to Brittney Griner's First WNBA Game Back
It was Brittney Griner’s first regular season game since she was released from a Russian prison camp.
May 20, 2023
Freeing Brittney: How They Got Griner Home
When the most famous female athlete in the world was arrested in Russia -- days before that nation started a war -- it set off a desperate nine-month scramble.
December 12, 2022
89 Images of Vice President Kamala Harris Behind the Scenes from The Advocate’s Exclusive
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August 4, 2023
Activists Call for Release of Raped Trans Detainee
A trans immigration detainee says she was raped by her male cellmate weeks after reporting that she had been verbally harassed by the man, and threatened with sexual assault.
August 1, 2014
The Plight of an Asian Trans Man in Georgia Embodies ICE's Cruelty
Activists demand a prisoner be freed from the solitary confinement he's been held in for 15 months.
May 31, 2019
ICE Center Deleted Video of Trans Refugee's Treatment; Sens. Ask Why
Roxsana Hernandez died in ICE custody in May 2018, and Sens. Kamala Harris and Richard Blumenthal are asking why surveillance video was erased.
November 1, 2019
Pervasive Abuse of LGBTQ+ People and Those With HIV in Justice System: Report
"Protected and Served? 2022," from Lambda Legal in partnership with Black and Pink National, details "widespread harm," the organizations say.
April 22, 2023
Prison Operators' Negligence Caused Trans Migrant's Death, Suit Claims
The lawsuit seeks to hold companies that run private detention centers and transport migrants responsible for Roxsana Hernandez's death.
May 14, 2020
HIV-positive Mexicans Detained by U.S. Allege Neglect
Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive transgender daughter spent two months succumbing to infections in a U.S. migrant detention center, complaining that she didn't see a doctor or get the right medicine.
August 6, 2008
Report: Trans Detainee Was Put in Solitary After Assault
The trans immigration detainee reported being sexually assaulted by her roommate, and now activist groups say her move to solitary confinement is a form of punishment for speaking out.
August 11, 2014