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Chelsea Manning Will Leave A Military Prison In One Week

"For the first time, I can see a future for myself as Chelsea," says the former Army private, who was arrested in May of 2010 for leaking a massive trove of classified records.

Chelsea Manning, the former Army private who leaked a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks, will be released from prison on May 17, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Manning's 35-year prison sentence was commuted in January by then-President Barack Obama.

Most recently, Manning has been held in

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