President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Prison Sentence
Jan 18, 2017, 12:17 AM
President Obama shortened the sentence of Chelsea Manning, a former U.S. Army soldier who admitted to leaking secret government documents to WikiLeaks. She had been sentenced to serve 35 years behind bars.
Under the President's order, Manning's sentence will expire on May 17, 2017.
Manning, who was born Bradley Manning, came out as a transgender woman after she was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison. She's faced trouble in her efforts to transition behind bars.