Soldier jailed for leaking state secrets is suspended from recreational activities in army prison after magazines, books and expired toothpaste were confiscated 
 
 Chelsea Manning has been found guilty of possessing unapproved reading material by a panel at Fort Leavenworth prison but will be spared the indefinite solitary confinement that had reportedly been among her possible sentences, according to a tweet sent from her official account. 
 
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 Instead the prison board ruled during a disciplinary hearing held on Tuesday that Manning will face 21 days of restrictions on her recreational activities, including no access to a gym, a library or the outdoors. 
 
 Manning was given a 35-year sentence for leaking US state secrets to WikiLeaks. 
 
 
 
 “I was found guilty of all four charges at today’s board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreation – no gym, library or outdoors,” announced a tweet sent from Manning’s official Twitter account, @xychelsea. 
 
 Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) I was found guilty of all 4 charges @ today's board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreation--no gym, library or outdoors. 
 
 A petition of more than 100,000 signatures was delivered to the US army liaison office in Congress on Tuesday asking that the charges against Manning be dropped. 
 
 Chase Strangio, Manning’s attorney at the ACLU, said after the verdict that Manning was “so thankful for the thousands of people from around the world who let the government know that we are watching and scrutinizing what happens to her behind prison walls”. 
 
 “It was no doubt this support that kept [Chelsea] out of solitary confinement,” said Strangio. 
 
 Manning was accused of “disrespect”, “disorderly conduct” and other violations under the rules of the Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas where she is serving her sentence. 
 
 
 
 She was also charged with “medicine misuse” after a search of her cell on 9 July uncovered an expired tube of toothpaste. 
 
 “A tube of anti-cavity toothpaste, MKIC, was found in your possession past its expiration date of 9 April 2015. You are involved in violation of ACC Policy Letter 16, using, possessing, handling or storing of medicine, except as authorized by the facility medical staff. Failure to take medication as prescribed by medical staff,” read the charging documents, which were also shared on Manning’s twitter account. 
 
 According to Manning other items confiscated from her cell included the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, a novel featuring trans women called A Safe Girl to Love, the LGBT publication Out Magazine, the Caitlyn Jenner issue of Vanity Fair and a copy of Cosmopolitan that included an interview with Manning. 
 
 Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) This is the official inventory of confiscated books and magazines. pic.twitter.com/MvlaU2UmbL 
 
 Her lawyers said they had been barred from Tuesday’s four-hour hearing and that prior to the hearing Manning was barred from accessing the prison’s library. 
 
 Strangio said the fact that Manning faced the disciplinary board without counsel sets a “concerning precedent” for the remainder of her incarceration. 
 
 “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,” said Strangio. 
 
 Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) Now these convictions will follow me thru to any parole/clemency hearing forever. Was expecting to be in min custody in Feb, now years added 
 
 “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.” ||||| Chelsea Manning has been found guilty of four prison infractions and is facing 21 days of restrictions. The transgender Army private is serving time for leaking national security secrets. USA TODAY 
 
 Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, then-Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., on June 5, 2013. (Photo: Patrick Semansky, AP) 
 
 Chelsea Manning, the transgender Army private convicted of leaking national security secrets, was found guilty on Tuesday of four prison infractions. She will spend three weeks without being able to go outdoors, among other activities, she said on Twitter and her lawyer confirmed for USA Today. 
 
 Manning, 27, tweeted details of the ruling late Tuesday, saying, "I was found guilty of all 4 charges @ today's board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreation — no gym, library or outdoors." 
 
 I was found guilty of all 4 charges @ today's board; I am receiving 21 days of restrictions on recreation--no gym, library or outdoors. — Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) August 18, 2015 
 
 She was charged with disrespect of a prison officer and accused of having books and magazines, including Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan, among other offenses. Prison documents noted that the Cosmopolitan issue included an interview with Manning and the Vanity Fair had Caitlyn Jenner on the cover. 
 
 Manning's lawyer, Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union, confirmed the restrictions to USA TODAY via an e-mail and said Manning is grateful to her supporters, but added that it sets a "concerning precedent" that Manning had to face the disciplinary board for four hours without counsel. 
 
 "Not only does the 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," Strangio wrote. "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." 
 
 Manning's lawyers said last week that she was being harassed. 
 
 In an earlier email, the ACLU said Manning was charged with disrespect for requesting a lawyer when she felt she was being accused of misconduct. Other charges included disorderly conduct for sweeping food on the floor, possessing an expired tube of toothpaste and possessing "prohibited property" — some of them documents pertaining to trans rights and government transparency, including the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture. 
 
 "This kind of action has the potential to chill Chelsea's speech and silence her altogether," Strangio told USA TODAY. 
 
 Manning could have faced indefinite solitary confinement, the ACLU said. 
 
 The closed hearing was held at the Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where Manning is serving her sentence. Officials at Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army could not be immediately reached late Tuesday. 
 
 On Twitter, Manning supporters reacted to the development. Bernardo Jurema, a research associate at Freie Universitat Berlin who tweets as @bermajurema, said: "They say Snowden should come home and face a fair trial," referring to Edward Snowden, former government contractor now living in Russia after leaking information about the National Security Agency. "Look how well that's turning out for Chelsea Manning." 
 
 When arrested in May 2010, Chelsea Manning was intelligence analyst Bradley Manning. He was accused of violating the Espionage Act after releasing to the Wikileaks website about 700,000 classified or sensitive military and diplomatic documents. Charges against Manning ultimately included aiding the enemy, which could have brought the death sentence. 
 
 Manning pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges and months later was convicted of more charges, but acquitted of aiding the enemy. 
 
 The day after Manning was sentenced, defense lawyers issued a press release announcing that Manning was a female and asked that she be referred to as Chelsea. 
 
 Manning later sought hormone therapy and to be able to live as a woman. Transgender individuals were not allowed to serve in the U.S. military, and the Defense Department did not provide such treatment. The Army approved Manning's treatment early this year. 
 
 Last month, Defense Secretary Ash Carter issued a memo to top military brass and civilians outlining his plan to protect transgender troops from being discharged and directing officials to develop a plan within six months to incorporate those troops into the ranks. 
 
 Contributing: Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY 
 
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– Chelsea Manning has been banned from going outside or using the Fort Leavenworth prison library for 21 days after being found guilty of prison infractions including having an expired tube of toothpaste and the Caitlyn Jenner issue of Vanity Fair. The punishment is minor compared to the indefinite solitary confinement she could have been sentenced to, but her ACLU lawyer tells USA Today that the Army private 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." The lawyer says it sets a "concerning precedent" that Manning wasn't allowed to have legal counsel during the hearing, which lasted four hours. The "convictions will follow me thru to any parole/clemency hearing forever. Was expecting to be in min custody in Feb, now years added," said a tweet from Manning's official account. Ahead of the hearing, a petition with more than 100,000 signatures seeking the dismissal of the charges was dropped off at the Army liaison office in Congress, and Manning's lawyer says it was that support that kept her from getting solitary, the Guardian reports.