Chelsea Manning Makes 2nd Prison Suicide Attempt

 

Manning’s attorneys declined to stateĀ details ofĀ the suicide attempt last month at a Fort Leavenworth prison. Ā The attorneysĀ saidĀ prison conditions contribute to their client’s delicateĀ mental state. Ā They maintain that her solitary confinement is punishment for her July suicide attempt.

Manning was arrested in 2010 and convicted in 2013 forĀ leaking overĀ 700,000 secret military and State Department documents to WikiLeaks. Ā Manning was in Iraq at the time, assigned duties as anĀ intelligence analyst.

In 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense was sued by the ACLU over its refusal to treat Manning’s gender dysphoria.

Manning went on a hunger strike in September until the Army relentedĀ in getting her treatment, including surgery, for gender dysphoria.

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