<p><a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/427339-brittney-griner-stressed-as-prison-sentence-continues-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brittney Griner is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence</a> in Russia. Griner had been arrested at a Russian airport back in February as she reportedly had weed cartridges in her bag. <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/418207-nba-and-wnba-release-joint-statement-on-brittney-griner-sentence-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Griner eventually pled guilty to drug possession</a> and smuggling charges, and now, she is awaiting some sort of prisoner swap orchestrated by the United States government.</p>



<p>Unfortunately, her situation is getting dire as her mental health has deteriorated substantially. While speaking to Gayle King of CBS, Griner&#8217;s wife Cherelle revealed that Brittney has been saying some scary things while incarcerated. For instance, Griner has used phrases like &#8220;My life just don&#8217;t even matter no more&#8221; and &#8220;Am I just nothing?&#8221;</p>



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<p>&#8220;BG&#8217;s at her absolute weakest moment in life right now,&#8221; Cherelle said. &#8220;She&#8217;s very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia. Or just completely used to the point of her detriment.&#8221;</p>



<p>Moving forward, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/426270-brittney-griners-legal-team-files-appeal-amid-9-year-prison-sentence-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Griner will have an appeal on October 25th</a>, however, there is a fear that she could be transferred to a labor camp. These types of camps are common when it comes to Russian prisons, and it could prove to be even worse for Griner&#8217;s mental health as she tries to get through this sentence.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cherelle Griner is in the fight of her life to bring home her wife, Brittney Griner, who’s been sentenced to nine years in prison.<br><br>She fears the worst: “I don’t know if she has anything left in her tank to continue to wake up every day and be in a place where she has no one.” <a href="https://t.co/WR4fm5RRUt">pic.twitter.com/WR4fm5RRUt</a></p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1577992457765240832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>This is a developing story, so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest news and updates.</p>