Basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region, according to a report from Reuters.
Griner’s penal colony, known as Female Penal Colony IK-2, is located about 300 miles southeast of Moscow in Yavas, Russia, per Reuters. A U.S. State Department spokesperson told Reuters the agency is “aware of reports of her location, and in frequent contact with [Griner’s] legal team.”
When reached by Sports Illustrated for comment, Griner’s legal team confirmed that she has begun serving her sentence in Mordovia.
