A federal judge ordered the release of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on Thursday, just one day after she attempted to take her own life while in prison. Manning has been in jail since May, in Alexandria, Va., for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ordered Manning's release after prosecutors said the grand jury had been disbanded, The Associated Press reported. CHELSEA MANNING ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN JAIL, LEGAL TEAM SAYSTrenga did, however, leave $256,000 in fines that were levied against Manning in place, for her refusal to provide testimony to the grand jury. Manning's team argued that she had shown she couldn't be coerced into testifying and should be released.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 23:48 UTC