{"id":156297,"date":"2020-03-16T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=156297"},"modified":"2020-03-15T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T11:13:12","slug":"chelsea-manning-attempted-suicide-in-jail-is-recovering-lawyers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/03\/chelsea-manning-attempted-suicide-in-jail-is-recovering-lawyers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_143846\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/chelsea_manning2.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143846\" class=\"wp-image-143846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/chelsea_manning2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/chelsea_manning2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/chelsea_manning2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-143846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whistleblower Chelsea Manning &#8211; Cliff Owen\/ AP<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\"><em>11 Mar 2020 &#8211; <\/em>Imprisoned activist and former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning attempted suicide today in the Alexandria, Virginia, jail where she\u2019s been held for a year following her refusal to testify before a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Manning\u2019s legal team confirmed the incident in an statement to Gizmodo. She is currently in the hospital and is recovering, they said. Manning was scheduled to appear before a judge on Friday regarding a motion to terminate the sanctions she\u2019s faced for refusing to testify.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inset--story branded-item branded-item--gizmodo sc-1rh3ayr-5 kIoxhb\" data-commerce-source=\"inset\">\n<div class=\"js_lazy-image sc-1rh3ayr-1 iNvMiS\">\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" draggable=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 200px, 260px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 320w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,q_80,w_470\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 470w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_450,q_80,w_800\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,q_80,w_1200\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 80w\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 320w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,q_80,w_470\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 470w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_450,q_80,w_800\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,q_80,w_1200\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80\/jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut.jpg 80w\" data-chomp-id=\"jzszhpgszi67ci0c04ut\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-anim-src=\"\" \/><em><strong>Psychologist Finds Chelsea Manning&#8217;s Imprisonment Pointless as Lawyers Seek Her Release &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/psychologist-finds-chelsea-mannings-imprisonment-pointl-1841790431\" class=\"js_readmore inset--story__readmore sc-1rh3ayr-0 bfjBGf js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Permalink page click&quot;,&quot;Permalink page click - inset read more link&quot;]]\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"js_post-content r43lxo-0 gPaOCA\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">U.S. prosecutors are attempting to \u201ccoerce\u201d Manning into testifying about her past association with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by keeping her in jail. Assange, who has been detained in London for nearly a year, is currently battling extradition to the U.S. where he faces an 18-count indictment, including alleged violations of the Espionage Act, for publishing documents leaked by Manning in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Manning, who previously served seven years in a military prison for the leak, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/why-chelsea-manning-decided-to-go-to-jail-in-protest-1833164311\" class=\"sc-145m8ut-0 gaHZkC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD\"  data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/why-chelsea-manning-decided-to-go-to-jail-in-protest-1833164311&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">has stated<\/a> her ongoing defiance stems from a contempt for the grand jury process itself. In a letter to Judge Anthony Trenga last year, Manning said she objected to the grand jury \u201cas an effort to frighten journalists and publishers who serve a crucial public good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">\u201cI have had these values since I was a child, and I\u2019ve had years of confinement to reflect on them,\u201d she said. \u201cFor much of that time, I depended for survival on my values, my decisions, and my conscience. I will not abandon them now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Trenga ordered financial sanctions against Manning last summer in addition to her confinement. The fines she\u2019s accrued now total more than a quarter-million dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">In a statement, Manning\u2019s lawyers said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 hswcPv\" data-type=\"BlockQuote\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Ms. Manning is still scheduled to appear on Friday for a previously-calendared hearing, at which Judge Anthony Trenga will rule on a motion to terminate the civil contempt sanctions stemming from her May, 2019 refusal to give testimony before a grand jury investigating the publication of her 2010 disclosures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">In spite of those sanctions \u2014 which have so far included over a year of so-called \u201ccoercive\u201d incarceration and nearly half a million dollars in threatened fines \u2014 she remains unwavering in her refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process that she sees as highly susceptible to abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Ms. Manning has previously indicated that she will not betray her principles, even at risk of grave harm to herself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">In November, Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, labeled Manning\u2019s reported treatment a \u201cdeprivation of liberty\u201d and said the \u201copen-ended, progressively severe\u201d penalties she\u2019s faced fulfill \u201call the constitutive elements of torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">The motion to lift the sanctions against her filed by Manning attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen last month included a sealed report by psychologist Dr. Sara Boyd of the University of Virginia Forensic Clinic. In it, lawyers said, Boyd finds that Manning is \u201cconstitutionally incapable\u201d of acting against her conscious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Per the motion, the sealed report reads, in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 hswcPv\" data-type=\"BlockQuote\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">\u201cMs. Manning exhibits longstanding personality features that relate to her scrupulousness, her persistence and dedication, and her willingness to endure social disapproval as well as formal punishments. She also has a tendency to see issues in black and white terms with regard to ethical and values-based judgment. These personality features are not likely to be modified by any intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\">Manning attempted suicide twice in 2016 while imprisoned for leaking archives of secret diplomatic cables and battlefield reports related to the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Her 35-year sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama in one his final acts of office.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP\"><em>This a developing story. It will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ib37xr-0 ilmobx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ib37xr-2 isgGDj\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ib37xr-1 cBwHgw\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ib37xr-3 qrjhd\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/dellcam\" class=\"sc-1ib37xr-4 kwEdzC\"  data-ga=\"[[&quot;Author Bio click&quot;,&quot;Author name&quot;]]\">Dell Cameron &#8211;\u00a0<\/a>Senior Reporter, Privacy &amp; Security<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/chelsea-manning-attempted-suicide-in-jail-on-wednesday-1842277955?rev=1583967879165\" >Go to Original &#8211; gizmodo.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 Mar 2020 &#8211; Imprisoned activist and former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning attempted suicide today in the Alexandria, Virginia, jail where she\u2019s been held for a year following her refusal to testify before a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":150090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[910,1451,651,921],"class_list":["post-156297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-big-brother","tag-chelsea-manning","tag-justice","tag-whistleblowing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}