Pfc. Manning to be transferred to Army prison--medium security facility

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WASHINGTON — Under increasing public pressure and facing accusations of prisoner abuse, the Pentagon will transfer Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking secret U.S. government documents to the WikiLeaks website, from the Marine Corps brig at Quantico, Va., to the Army prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as early as Wednesday. It’s not only a change in venue, but a dramatic shift in the conditions of his confinement.

Manning was held in maximum security at Quantico, where he spent 23 hours a day and ate all his meals in an isolated cell, was permitted no contact with other prisoners and was forced to wear chains and leg irons any time he was moved. He also was often forced to strip naked at night and stand nude in his cell for early morning inspection.

The Marines claim they took his clothes to prevent him from injuring himself. Military and Pentagon officials insist the action was punishment for what the Marines considered disrespect from Manning. Such tactics for disciplinary reasons are against military regulations.

Once at Leavenworth, he’ll be placed in a new medium-security facility. Although locked in a cell at night, he’ll have some freedom of movement in an open day room, have contact and take meals with fellow prisoners, shower when he wants and have access to books and TV.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42668883/ns/us_news-wikileaks_in_security/

[Scuba]

1. Yep, 1,140 miles farther away from Dennis Kucinich and Daniel Ellsberg. n/t

[tammywammy]

6. They should sign up for AA Advantage miles. n/t

[mike_c]

2. about fucking time....

Innocent until proven guilty?

[malaise]

3. PJ Crowley deserves much credit

for taking a stand against torture.

[EFerrari]

8. Greenwald did this.

He got it rolling. Pretty good for a guy that's in Brazil most of the time.

And, here's hoping the change is as positive as this article says. Leavenworth is also home to military death row.

[gateley]

11. He's done a LOT of good - I trust him a lot. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. This is no time to let up on the issue, tho. The public pressure did work.

Both White House and Pentagon officials grew increasingly concerned by the human rights drumbeat of public accusations and criticism of Manning’s treatment and wanted to put an end to it, they said.




He has not had a trial, remember.
They sure are making a warning of his case.

[Wilms]

5. Must. Push. Through. The unrecers. n/t

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[EFerrari]

7. It's not clear yet that this is a positive change, despite the happy chat

in the article.

Will wait and see.

[me b zola]

12. I know, my first thought as well

I worry that he has been "broken" so they are willing to stop torturing him. :(

Going to hope for best. Recommended

[EFerrari]

13. It's far away from his support people, for one thing.

It's always so good to see you, me b zola.

[gateley]

9. According to Cenk, as a result of immense domestic and international outrage.

These fuckers can't get away with half of what they used to.

This is the right thing to do, even though I feel it's probably too late to help HIM, he's probably already broken. :cry: