Chelsea Manning released from jail, court orders

Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, 32, formerly known as Bradley Manning, attempted to end her life Wednesday, her lawyers said. On Thursday, a judge ordered her release from jail.

Update 5:30 p.m. EDT March 12: Manning, has been released from custody of the attorney general, a court ordered Thursday. Manning is required to pay $256,000 in fines as part of the judgment.

She was in jail on contempt charges for refusing to testify against Julian Assange.

Chelsea Manning has been released -- she was imprisoned for refusing to testify before the grand jury that indicted Julian Assangehttps://t.co/x7B7ONP4DH
— kadhim (＾ｰ^)ノ (@kadhim) March 12, 2020

Original report: Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, 32, formerly known as Bradley Manning, attempted to end her life Wednesday, her lawyers said.

Chelsea Manning legal team says she attempted to take her own life today, was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering. She is scheduled to appear in court this Friday in connection with her refusing to testify in front of the WikiLeaks grand jury. pic.twitter.com/8b2XoY9ZeG
— Andrew Blake (@apblake) March 11, 2020

Manning was accused and found guilty of leaking almost 750,000 military files to WikiLeaks. Manning was court-martialed and received a 35-year prison sentence in 2013.

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