Brittney Griner sent a handwritten letter to President Joe Biden on Monday asking him to help free her from detention in Ru sia.Griner's representatives pa sed the me sage along to the White House and made excerpts of the letter public."As I sit here in a Ru sian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, Mack Hollins Jersey I'm terrified I might be here forever," .Griner also noted that the concept of freedom meant something "completely different" to her this Fourth of July."On the 4th of July, our family normally honors the service of those men who fought for our freedom, including my Eric Rowe Jersey father who is a Vietnam War Veteran," she wrote. "It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year."It is unclear how the letter got from Griner's jail cell outside Moscow to the White House. thatGriner has been able to send me sages to her friends and family but Ru sian officials have monitored the correspondence.MORE: Griner, a star center for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, was arrested in Ru sia on Feb. 17 while attempting to enter the country to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Ru sian Premier League. She was charged with smuggling vape cartridges containing hashish oil, an illegal substance in Ru sia, into the country.Griner became the subject of a criminal investigation into the "large-scale transportation of drugs, which can carry a sentence of up to 10 years behind bars in Ru sia," according Nik Needham Jersey to The New York Times.U.S. officials on May 3 cla sified Griner as "wrongly detained," meaning that the U.S. government will seek to negotiate her release and return rather than let her legal case play out. Griner's trial began July 1.Quinn reported that the trial is widely considered to be a "show trial" Albert Wilson Jersey that is designed to "end in a conviction and lengthy sentence" for Griner. That, in turn, would help Ru sia facilitate a favorable prisoner swap with the U.S.MORE: Griner has not yet entered a plea in the trial. Now, she is hoping that her plea to President Biden will expedite a potential release."I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don't forget Terron Armstead Jersey about me and the other detainees," Griner wrote. "Please do all you can to bring us home.""I mi s my wife! I mi s my family! I mi s my teammates!" she added. "It kills me to know they are suffering so much right now. I am grateful for whatever you can do at this moment to get me home." Related Articles