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Speaking as someone that doesn't condone her actions, solitary is torture. What she's going through is awful. I'm not sure what her ability to access the inte

Speaking as someone that doesn't condone her actions, solitary is torture. What she's going through is awful. I'm not sure what her ability to access the internet is, and she must be in a terrible mental state and just grasping for some kind of help. If she's going on a hunger strike though, she needs a clear list of demands. Saying she wants her jailers to be kind to her is never going to happen. She's in a military prison and is seen (certainly by the prison staff) as a traitor to the country. Hopefully her friends on the outside can formulate a specific list of things she wants and is willing to end the hunger strike if they are provided.

feklar 10y ago
The media report wasn't very clear. First Manning is in solitary because of the suicide attempt, which every prison does when an inmate tries to kill themselves. You get put in a room under 24/7 surveillance with only a blanket usually for 3 weeks evaluation and sometimes extended if you keep making suicide threats. The prison disallows any deviation from military grooming regulations. Manning was in genpop, and repeatedly violated this regulation growing out hair/wearing makeup ect so the prison kept pulling her privileges, plus getting Manning thrown back in adseg as punishment. This is what all prisons do when you get written up for minor violations of dress code, after there's nothing left to restrict they just put you in solitary. tl;dr Manning has won the right to transition to female while being incarcerated through a lawsuit but the military doesn't know how to accomodate this. I'm guessing Manning will get moved to one of the empty wings at Leavenworth, and effectively be in solitary confinement with an entire wing to herself. That will be the prison's concession, we have complied with the lawsuit so here's your new prison to yourself as punishment because there exists no political directives from Washington DC and the military can only follow it's own rulebook.
Esau 10y ago
I don't believe the hunger strike will go well as the military will simply force-feed her. EDIT: I don't know why I am being downvoted. Gitmo has shown that the military is more than willing to force-feed someone.

feklar 10y ago

The media report wasn't very clear. First Manning is in solitary because of the suicide attempt, which every prison does when an inmate tries to kill themselves. You get put in a room under 24/7 surveillance with only a blanket usually for 3 weeks evaluation and sometimes extended if you keep making suicide threats. The prison disallows any deviation from military grooming regulations. Manning was in genpop, and repeatedly violated this regulation growing out hair/wearing makeup ect so the prison kept pulling her privileges, plus getting Manning thrown back in adseg as punishment. This is what all prisons do when you get written up for minor violations of dress code, after there's nothing left to restrict they just put you in solitary. tl;dr Manning has won the right to transition to female while being incarcerated through a lawsuit but the military doesn't know how to accomodate this. I'm guessing Manning will get moved to one of the empty wings at Leavenworth, and effectively be in solitary confinement with an entire wing to herself. That will be the prison's concession, we have complied with the lawsuit so here's your new prison to yourself as punishment because there exists no political directives from Washington DC and the military can only follow it's own rulebook.

Esau 10y ago

I don't believe the hunger strike will go well as the military will simply force-feed her. EDIT: I don't know why I am being downvoted. Gitmo has shown that the military is more than willing to force-feed someone.