Chelsea Manning was found guilty on four charges of breaking prison rules and will receive 21 days of restrictions on recreation as punishment, although she did not receive indefinite isolation.
After the hearing, she tweeted, "I was found guilty of all 4 charges @ today's board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreationno gym, library or outdoors," according to Advocate.com .
Manning was accused of brushing food onto the floor during meal time, disrespect of an officer, "medicine misuse" for possessing a tube of expired toothpaste and possessing prohibited reading material, including the Vanity Fair issue featuring Caitlyn Jenner as well as copies of The Advocate and Out magazines.
Two years ago, the Army private was sentenced to 35 years at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas for leaking hundreds of thousands of top-secret military documents to the whistleblower news site WikiLeaks.
ACLU Comment on Chelsea Manning punishment for possessing expired toothpaste and LGBT reading material:
NEW YORK A closed disciplinary board at the military correctional facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, last night found Chelsea Manning guilty of four charges, including possessing prohibited material and disrespecting a prison officer.
Manning was punished with a 21-day restriction on her activities including gym, library, and time outdoors. This conviction can be cited in future hearings concerning parole or clemency, and it is expected to delay her transition from medium security to minimum security custody status by years.
The following comment can be attributed to Chase Strangio, attorney in the American Civil Liberties Union's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and HIV Project, who represents Manning in her federal case:
"Not only does this punishment mean the immediate loss of library and recreation for Chelsea, but she also will carry these infractions through her parole and clemency process and will be held longer in the more restrictive custody where she is now incarcerated. No one should have to face the lingering threat of solitary confinement for reading and writing about the conditions we encounter in the world. Chelsea's voice is critical to our public discourse about government accountability and trans justice, and we can only preserve it if we stay vigilant in our advocacy on her behalf."