Chelsea Manning announced her Senate bid in Maryland this week; she’ll be running against incumbent Ben Cardin, a centrist Democrat. Whatever you think of Manning’s politics, they’re definitely not compromising.
Three days from the one-year anniversary on which Barack Obama made the surprise decision to commute her 35-year prison sentence, Chelsea Manning has confirmed that she is running for senator. She will be running as a Democrat in Maryland against 74-year-old career politician Ben Cardin.
Eight months after her release from prison, Chelsea Manning has submitted a federal election filing to run for US Senate in Maryland as a Democrat, the Guardian reports. She would run against incumbent and senior Senator Democrat Ben Cardin, who will be seeking a third term. Cardin, previously a ten-term Congressman,…
Those of us who have been using Twitter for years and years know that the platform is generally a hellscape of bad takes, worse jokes, harassment, and down-pointing fingers that direct you to other tweets. But to people who have spent their lives in far worse scenarios—like, oh, seven years in prison—it’s not that…
A little over a year ago, then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that transgender individuals would be allowed to serve openly in the military. “We can’t allow barriers unrelated to a person’s qualifications prevent us from recruiting and retaining those who can best accomplish the mission,” he said in the…
Chelsea Manning was finally freed early Wednesday morning, after serving seven years in prison for leaking military documents in 2010. Her sentence was commuted by Barack Obama in one of his final acts of president, and somehow Donald Trump managed not to get involved and fuck it up.
Here’s a bit of good news to help you contend with most of the bad: Chelsea Manning will be released from prison sometime next week, just five months after former President Obama commuted her prison sentence in one of the final acts of his presidency.
Chelsea Manning, whose prison sentence will conclude this May after President Obama commuted her sentence in one of his final monumental acts in office, has published a heartfelt, hopeful open letter in The Guardian, crediting her fellow prisoners for helping her through her time served. It’s a testament to how brave…
In a breaking, staggering bit of good news, President Obama has commuted the prison sentence of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who has been imprisoned for seven years for leaking military documents in 2010. Obama drastically reduced Manning’s 35-year sentence. She will now be freed on May 17.
After attempting suicide twice following stints in solitary confinement, Chelsea Manning formally petitioned President Barack Obama to commute her sentence. The petition surpassed the 100,000 signature mark required to receive a response from the White House, and now it looks like she may get a favorable one.
Chelsea Manning’s formal petition requesting President Obama reduce the remainder of her 35-year prison sentence surpassed 100,000 signatures on Saturday and now necessitates a response from the White House.
Last week, Chelsea Manning formally petitioned President Obama for clemency, asking him to reduce the remainder of her 35-year sentence to time served. According to the New York Times, Manning, who pleaded guilty in 2010, has been imprisoned for longer than any other whistleblower in American history.
The New York Times reported Friday that Chelsea Manning tried to commit suicide in October while in solitary confinement at Fort Leavenworth for a previous suicide attempt in July.
After her supporters and legal team were unable to reach her for six days, Chelsea Manning has been located alive. Her attorney Nancy Hollander says she was being kept in solitary confinement, apparently for an unspecified disciplinary infraction.
Chelsea Manning’s attorneys and support team say they haven’t been able to reach her for six days, and that she has missed several planned phone calls. The imprisoned former military intelligence analyst attempted suicide in July and was placed in solitary confinement last month as punishment.
Prison officials at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas have sentenced Chelsea Manning to 14 days in solitary confinement following a July suicide attempt, which they said “interfered with the good order, safety, and running of the facility,” the Guardian reports. Seven of the 14 days have been suspended indefinitely.
Chelsea Manning will finally receive the proper treatment for her gender dysphoria and will begin the process for an eventual gender transition surgery.
Chelsea Manning kicked off a hunger strike from her Fort Leavenworth prison cell on Friday, saying that won’t be consuming anything more than water and medication until she’s adequately treated for her gender dysphoria.
Attorneys for imprisoned former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning confirmed on Monday that she attempted suicide last week. Manning’s lawyers said she is expected to remain under observation for the next several weeks. Manning is serving a 35-year sentence at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth for…
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Department of Justice are locked in a battle over Chelsea Manning’s hair length. The DOJ says Manning, currently serving 35 years for leaking classified military documents, can’t be permitted to grow her hair longer than two inches. Her hair could pose “pose a significant…
