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Chelsea Manning will spend at least seven days in solitary confinement for attempting suicide in July:
A military prison disciplinary board has sentenced US whistleblower Chelsea Manning to fourteen days in solitary confinement, her lawyer has said. She will spend seven days in solitary confinement for charges relating to her attempt to kill herself in July. She ended a hunger strike last week, after the military agreed to provide her with gender dysmorphia treatment. The army private, born as Bradley Manning, is serving a 35-year sentence for espionage.
Last July, the former intelligence officer attempted to take her own life, after what lawyers said was the Army's refusal to provide appropriate health care. She was found guilty on Thursday by prison officials in Leavenworth, Kansas, of "Conduct Which Threatens" for her suicide attempt. She also was convicted of having "prohibited property" - the book "Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy," by Gabriella Coleman.
Earlier this month, it was announced that the US Army will grant Chelsea Manning's request for gender transition surgery.
The President of the United States and others believe that constraints must be placed on the practice of solitary confinement. Studies have found that solitary confinement leads to increased risks of self-harm.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 25 2016, @01:33AM
1. Why isn't HE dead already? We used to shoot traitors. When America is great again we will.
Yes, Trump will make America great again by using torture, Internet censorship, mass surveillance, stop-and-frisk, eminent domain for private purposes (i.e. outright theft), etc. That's how to really bring America back to its roots, when it was great: Violate the highest law of the land as much as possible.
Well, he hasn't actually done any of those things yet, so I guess we have to ignore it and just hope he doesn't do those things if he does get into power. And make sure you assume I'm a Clinton supporter, for good measure.
Where do we draw the line?
How about we just stick to what the evidence points us to, and see which treatments are effective? To my knowledge, transgender persons who are able to successfully transition commit suicide less often, which seems like it would make it a viable route. And it doesn't hurt anyone else, so I don't see the issue.