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Chelsea Manning Spared Solitary Confinement for Contraband
A panel at Fort Leavenworth prison found Chelsea Manning guilty of possessing unapproved reading material but will spare her the indefinite solitary confinement that reportedly was among the possible punishments.
Manning, who was given a 35-year sentence for leaking U.S. state secrets to WikiLeaks, will face 21 days of restrictions on her recreational activities, with no access to a gym, a library or the outdoors.
A tweet sent from Manning’s official Twitter account, @xychelsea, announced: “I was found guilty of all four charges at today’s board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreation – no gym, library or outdoors.”
The Guardian reports:
Manning was accused of “disrespect”, “disorderly conduct” and other violations under the rules of the Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas where she is serving her sentence.
She was also charged with “medicine misuse” after a search of her cell on 9 July uncovered an expired tube of toothpaste.
“A tube of anti-cavity toothpaste, MKIC, was found in your possession past its expiration date of 9 April 2015. You are involved in violation of ACC Policy Letter 16, using, possessing, handling or storing of medicine, except as authorized by the facility medical staff. Failure to take medication as prescribed by medical staff,” read the charging documents, which were also shared on Manning’s twitter account.
According to Manning other items confiscated from her cell included the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, a novel featuring trans women called A Safe Girl to Love, the LGBT publication Out Magazine, the Caitlyn Jenner issue of Vanity Fair and a copy of Cosmopolitan that included an interview with Manning.
A petition of more than 100,000 signatures, delivered to the U.S. army liaison office in Congress on Tuesday, asked that the charges against Manning be dropped.
Read more here.
—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/chelsea_manning_spared_solitary_confinement_for_contraband_20150819/
