The decision on Brittney Griner has outraged the US Press Secretary.

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On Wednesday, new troubling information about the Brittney Griner situation emerged.

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The WNBA star is being transferred to a Russian penal colony with far worse conditions than the Moscow jail where she has been detained since February.

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U.S. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to this news on Twitter with a strong statement.

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"Every minute Brittney Griner is detained wrongfully in Russia is a minute too long," she wrote.

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Here is the full statement

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Griner was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia after being arrested in February at a Moscow airport with less than one gramme of cannabis oil in her luggage.

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According to the government's long-standing claim, Griner was "wrongfully detained." The Biden administration has been working hard to bring her back, including negotiations for potential prisoner swaps.

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On Thursday, US embassy officials paid Griner a visit in the Moscow prison, her last contact with the outside world.

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