The decision by Obama rescued Manning, who twice tried to commit suicide last year, from an uncertain future as a transgender woman incarcerated at the male military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Now, under the terms of Obama's commutation announced by the White House Tuesday, Manning is set to be freed in five months, on May 17 of this year, rather than in 2045. Manning, formerly known as US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, was born male but revealed after being convicted of espionage that she identifies as a woman. Her sentence will now expire on May 17, the White House said. Her attorney had argued her sentence exceeded international legal norms, and she has twice attempted suicide.

Source: Bangkok Post January 17, 2017 22:29 UTC