Families of Americans who remain wrongfully detained hope the spotlight on Brittney Griner's detention will help bring their loved ones home, too.
In a Washington, D.C., alleyway, a vigil comes alive as the sun begins to set. On the walls are the faces of Americans who are wrongfully detained overseas; their families pushing for the White House to bring them home.
"I haven't felt so much encouragement in many years," Denman said."The positivity of everybody and people wanting to work with us." "Being detained anywhere wrongfully is a nightmare, obviously," he said,"but the conditions in Russia are, needless to say, terrible."
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