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Law’s Juscelino Colares discussed the WNBA player Brittney Griner imprisoned in Russia

Brittney Griner sentenced to prison in Russia

KNX, Los Angeles: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, discussed the delicate international situation after a Russian court found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges on Thursday and sentenced her to to nine years in prison in a Russian work camp. “This is incredibly harsh,” he said.