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<\/p>\nChelsea Manning Sentenced to Two Weeks Solitary Confinement for Attempted Suicide<\/b><\/p>\n
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Chelsea Manning has been sentenced to 14 days of solitary confinement for her July suicide attempt and for being in possession of ‘prohibited property.’<\/p>\n
Manning and her attorney, Chase Strangio at the ACLU, confirmed the news on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\nI was convicted of “Conduct Which Threatens” for my suicide attempt. ='(t.co\/rKJ4xMJdn9<\/a> #solitaryconfinement<\/a><\/p>\n
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) September 23, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nBREAKING: @xychelsea<\/a> punished with 14 days solitary confinement for attempting suicide earlier this year. t.co\/U0oIVFk8CB<\/a><\/p>\n
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) September 23, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
RELATED: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Says He’ll Do Prison Time if Chelsea Manning is Granted Clemency<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n
Said Chelsea in a statement posted to Tumblr on Friday: <\/a><\/p>\n
“My three member disciplinary board took place today.<\/p>\n
I presented evidence and was allowed to question witnesses through the board president. The hearing lasted four hours. There was a break for lunch.<\/p>\n
I waited nervously for the board to vote. I received the decision after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
I was acquitted of the “Resisting The Force Cell Move Team” charge.<\/p>\n
I was found guilty of the “Conduct Which Threatens” charge. This charge was for the suicide attempt.<\/p>\n
I was found guilty of the “Prohibited Property” charge, which was for an unmarked copy of “Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy,” by Gabriella Coleman.<\/p>\n
My punishment is 14 days in solitary confinement. 7 of those days are “suspended.” If I get in trouble in the next six months, those seven days will come back.<\/p>\n
Of the ruling, Manning added, “I am feeling hurt. I am feeling lonely. I am embarrassed by the decision. I don’t know how to explain it. I am touched by your warm messages of love and support. This comforts me in my time of need.”<\/p>\n
Fusion reports: <\/a><\/p>\n
Manning’s 14-day sentence is lighter than what some feared would be an indefinite stretch of solitary confinement<\/a> after her July suicide attempt. In August, supporters delivered petitions containing over 100,000 names<\/a> to Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, demanding “adequate and humane treatment for both [Manning’s] gender dysphoria and her suicide attempt.” Manning had previously stated that lack of access to appropriate care for her gender dysphoria was a contributing factor in decision to end her life.<\/p>\n
On September 9, Manning began a hunger strike to protest her prison conditions. She ended it five days later<\/a>, after the military announced it would grant her access to gender transition surgery.<\/p>\n
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