Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who is set to
be released from prison next week after serving nearly seven years for
leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, said Tuesday that she is
preparing for the life she never thought she'd have.
"I can see a future for myself as Chelsea,"
Manning, a transgender woman who began using the name while in custody,
said in a statement. "I can imagine surviving and living as the person
who I am and can finally be in the outside world. Freedom used to be
something that I dreamed of, but never allowed myself to fully imagine."
The ACLU, which represents Manning in an
ongoing 2014 lawsuit against the Department of Defense over
access to
gender-related medical care, told NBC News they were unable to determine
the exact day next week that Manning will go free. Earlier reports
suggested May 17 as a likely release date.
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