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Former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed speaks at Houston rally for WNBA star Brittney Griner

Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who spent nearly three years in Russian jail, spoke at a rally in Houston for Brittney Griner on Monday, calling on the U.S. government to bring her and fellow detainee Paul Whelan back to America while describing their current living conditions.

Griner, the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been in custody in Russia since February when authorities accused her of carrying cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow-area airport.

After a brief period of silence on the matter, the WNBA and basketball community at large has repeatedly called on the White House to bring her back to the U.