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Manning has been in jail for more than a year and hasn't even been sentenced yet That's because he's awaiting trial, which has been delayed by both sides for v

by GHFigs 14y ago

Manning has been in jail for more than a year and hasn't even been sentenced yet That's because he's awaiting trial, which has been delayed by both sides for various reasons. This is normal judicial process.

mcantelon 14y ago
His treatment hasn't been normal. >For most of his time at the brig, Manning was held in highly restrictive pretrial confinement. Designated a maximum-custody detainee under prevention-of-injury watch, or POI, he was confined to his cell for all but an hour a day, and has a number of other restrictions placed on him. At one point his clothes were taken away, and he was forced to sleep naked. >The ACLU called his treatment “gratuitously harsh” in a letter sent to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. And former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley was forced to resign after publicly calling Manning’s treatment at Quantico “counterproductive and stupid.” http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/general-manning-jail-treatment/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/general-manning-jai... >The UN special rapporteur on torture has formally accused the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Bradley Manning, the US soldier who was held in solitary confinement for almost a year on suspicion of being the WikiLeaks source. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/bradley-manning-cruel-inhuman-treatment-un http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/bradley-manning-...
- GHFigs 14y ago
  As I said, he's awaiting trial, which has been delayed by both sides for various reasons. One of those reasons has been to gather evidence of the very things you're describing. Personally, I think this is a better way for a justice system to function than treating press reports about what third parties say as primary sources. http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2012/08/unlawful-pretrial-punishment-motion_10.html http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2012/08/unlawful-pre...

by GHFigs 14y ago

mcantelon 14y ago

His treatment hasn't been normal. >For most of his time at the brig, Manning was held in highly restrictive pretrial confinement. Designated a maximum-custody detainee under prevention-of-injury watch, or POI, he was confined to his cell for all but an hour a day, and has a number of other restrictions placed on him. At one point his clothes were taken away, and he was forced to sleep naked. >The ACLU called his treatment “gratuitously harsh” in a letter sent to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. And former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley was forced to resign after publicly calling Manning’s treatment at Quantico “counterproductive and stupid.” http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/general-manning-jail-treatment/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/general-manning-jai... >The UN special rapporteur on torture has formally accused the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Bradley Manning, the US soldier who was held in solitary confinement for almost a year on suspicion of being the WikiLeaks source. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/bradley-manning-cruel-inhuman-treatment-un http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/bradley-manning-...

GHFigs 14y ago
As I said, he's awaiting trial, which has been delayed by both sides for various reasons. One of those reasons has been to gather evidence of the very things you're describing. Personally, I think this is a better way for a justice system to function than treating press reports about what third parties say as primary sources. http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2012/08/unlawful-pretrial-punishment-motion_10.html http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2012/08/unlawful-pre...