Chelsea Manning guilty but spared solitary confinement for contraband

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Chelsea Manning guilty but spared solitary confinement for contraband

Soldier jailed for leaking state secrets is suspended from recreational activities
in army prison after magazines, books and expired toothpaste were confiscated

Jana Kasperkevic in New York
Wednesday 19 August 2015 00.27 BST

Chelsea Manning has been found guilty of possessing unapproved reading material by a panel at Fort Leavenworth prison but will be spared the indefinite solitary confinement that had reportedly been among her possible sentences, according to a tweet sent from her official account.

Instead the prison board ruled during a disciplinary hearing held on Tuesday that Manning will face 21 days of restrictions on her recreational activities, including no access to a gym, a library or the outdoors.

Manning was given a 35-year sentence for leaking US state secrets to WikiLeaks.

“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,” announced a tweet sent from Manning’s official Twitter account, @xychelsea.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/19/chelsea-manning-guilty-but-spared-solitary-confinement-for-contraband

[msongs]

1. so how does she get these things in a "secure" facility? nt

[yeoman6987]

2. Good question

I wonder if one of the guards is bringing her stuff. Stuff like that goes on all the time.

[TDale313]

3. Not sure on the books/magazines

The toothpaste she was allowed but it was expired.

[Massacure]

4. What's the big deal with expired toothpaste?

Is that just a rule prison wardens make as a power trip, or is there a logical reason behind it?

[Hydra]

5. Someone posted that she could use expired items as poison against other inmates

Which, while it makes sense, get her some new toothpaste?

It really seems like they are nitpicking her, but at least she isn't in indefinite solitary. I'd rather she be free though, since nobody is going to do anything about the war crimes.

[bemildred]

6. I just don't see how we could get much lower than this sort of petty tyranny. nt