© 2025 WSIU Public Broadcasting
WSIU Public Broadcasting
Member-Supported Public Media from Southern Illinois University
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
91.9 FM has returned to full power. Thank you for your patience and support!

Russian court finds Brittney Griner guilty

Published August 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT

U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a penal colony in Russia. Griner plead guilty to drug charges last month after being accused by Russian prosecutors of trying to smuggle less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage.

Here & Now‘s host Robin Young speaks with Washington Post contributor Mary Ilyushina about Griner’s sentence.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Donate Today Promo
WSIU – Powered by You
As a WSIU donor, you don’t simply watch or listen to public media programs, you are a partner. By making a gift, you help WSIU produce, purchase, and broadcast programs you care about and enjoy – every day of the year.