Tag: Fort Leavenworth
Obama pardons East Point man once imprisoned for being gay in the Army
A 56-year-old East Point man who was imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth almost 30 years ago because he had a homosexual relationship with another soldier in the 1980s received a presidential pardon on Tuesday.
Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
President Obama on Tuesday largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of an enormous 2010 leak that revealed American military and diplomatic activities across the world, disrupted the administration and made WikiLeaks, the recipient of those disclosures, famous.
Chelsea Manning asks U.S. president to reduce sentence
Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier serving 35 years at a Kansas military prison for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, is asking President Barack Obama to commute her sentence to the 6 1/2 years she has already served.
Chelsea Manning sent to solitary for suicide attempt
U.S military whistleblower Chelsea Manning is to spend 14 days in solitary confinement after a suicide attempt in July.