Before Brittney Griner, there was Naama Issachar, an American Israeli woman who was in a Russian prison for 10 months for traveling with a small amount of cannabis. “I know what she’s going through.”
Griner’s lawyer, Alexander Boikov, said Griner admitted that the vape canisters were hers but said she had taken them to Russia unintentionally.
She waited 20 hours for information, giving her enough time to contact the Israeli Embassy. Her mom jumped on a plane to Russia and spent the next 10 months helping secure her daughter’s release. There she shared a cell with 40 other women and was allowed outside only one hour a day. She was not given toilet paper, shampoo or even feminine hygiene products, and she relied on her mother to deliver necessary goods.
Issachar, who is writing a book about her experience, said she tried to remain positive throughout her imprisonment, keeping a gratitude journal and making friends with some of her cellmates. She always made it a point to thank the prison guards.
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