President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Jail Sentence

In the closing days of his Presidency, Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's prison sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks back in 2010.

The transgender US Army private, 29, formerly known as Bradley Manning will be released May 17, 2017, as opposed to the 2045 one already set.

She was initially sentenced to 35 years in 2013 for leaking diplomatic cables to the non-profit leak publishers.

Manning made a petition to Obama last November, telling the Guardian it was 'the last real chance to make my case to go home for a very long time'.

Source: The Guardian

Josh Teal

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