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Chelsea Manning Has Been Released From Prison Decades Early

Manning was freed from Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas on Wednesday after serving just seven years of her 35-year sentence.

Chelsea Manning Has Been Released From Prison Decades Early
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Chelsea Manning has been released from prison decades early.

Manning was freed from Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas on Wednesday morning after serving just seven years of her 35-year sentence.

In 2013, Manning was convicted of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to WikiLeaks. Her release date was originally scheduled for 2045.

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But former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence just days before he left office.

Manning will remain an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army. She won't be paid a salary, but she will be eligible for health care benefits.