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Chelsea Manning Facing Punishment After Suicide Attempt
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Posted on Jul 28, 2016
Protesters outside the White House in 2014 demanding Chelsea Manning's
release from prison. (Flickr / CC
2.0(https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenmelkisethian/14000628727/) )
Early in July, news
broke(http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/lawyers-confirm-chelsea-manning-
attempted-suicide-160712055644219.html) that convicted whistleblower
Chelsea Manning had attempted to take her own life. Almost a week later,
Manning reported via social
media(https://twitter.com/xychelsea?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7
Ctwgr%5Eauthor) that she was "okay" and "glad to be alive." But in the days
since, Army officials have made it clear that Manning will face consequences
after her suicide attempt.
According to a press
release(https://www.aclu.org/news/chelsea-manning-faces-new-charges-indefini
te-solitary-confinement-related-suicide-attempt) from the American Civil
Liberties Union:
If convicted of these "administrative offenses," she could be placed in
indefinite solitary confinement for the remainder of her decades-long
sentence. .
These new charges, which Army employees verbally informed Chelsea were
related to the July 5th incident, include, "resisting the force cell move
team;" "prohibited property;" and "conduct which threatens." If convicted,
Chelsea could face punishment including indefinite solitary confinement,
reclassification into maximum security, and an additional nine years in
medium custody. They may negate any chances of parole.
In addition to these new charges, The Army continues to deny Chelsea access
to basic health care, including inadequate medical treatment after her
suicide attempt.
Manning dictated the entire charge sheet via phone to a supporter-it can be
read in full
here(https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/chelsea-manning-charge-sheet) .
"The government has long been aware of Chelsea's distress associated with
the denial of medical care related to her gender transition and yet delayed
and denied the treatment recognized as necessary," ACLU staff attorney Chase
Strangio said in the press release. Manning has not commented publicly on
the charges except to retweet the ACLU's press release.
According to
CNN(http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/politics/chelsea-manning-suicide-attempt/)
, Manning was moved to a hospital near the United States Disciplinary
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where she is serving a 35-year sentence
for providing WikiLeaks with government documents.
Just last year, the Army reportedly
agreed(http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/12/chelsea-manning-
hormone-therapy/23311813/) to provide Manning-formerly Bradley Manning, who
lived as a male until recent years-with hormone therapy, but the ACLU has
filed a lawsuit(https://www.aclu.org/cases/manning-v-hagel-et-al) on her
behalf to demand further medical care for her gender transition.
-Posted by Emma Niles(http://www.truthdig.com/staff/emma_niles/)
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