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April 20, 2011

Bradley Manning Moved to Ft. Leavenworth Prison 
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The U.S. military has announced accused Army whistleblower Bradley
Manning is being moved from the Quantico Marine brig in Virginia to a
prison at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. The military has been coming under
increasing criticism for holding Manning in solitary confinement since
last July. Manning is accused of leaking thousands of classified
documents to Wiki Leaks. On Tuesday, the Pentagon's top lawyer, Jeh
Johnson, said, “I won’t say that his conditions at Quantico had
nothing to do with this." During a press conference, Johnson was asked
about Manning's health.

Jeh Johnson, Pentagon General Counsel: "An assessment is underway to
determine whether Private Manning is mentally competent in this case, in
the event it goes to trial. [...] At this juncture of the case, we have
decided that the new joint regional correctional facility at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, is the most appropriate facility for Private
Manning for continued pre-trial detention."



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