Brittney Griner was released from prison in a one-for-one swap with convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. A Russian court sentenced Griner, 32, earlier this year to 9½ years for bringing less than a gram of cannabis oil into the country. She has been in Russian custody since her arrest at an airport near Moscow in February. In early November, following a failed appeal attempt, Russian authorities transferred her to a penal colony.
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