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Lawyer Has 'Emotional' Talk With Accused Afghan Killer

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:06:29 CDT

Staff Sgt Robert Bales' new layer met with him at Fort Leavenworth today and described the encounter as "emotional," the BBC reports. "What's going on on the ground in Afghanistan, you read about it, I read about it, but it's totally different when you hear about it from somebody who's...

Bradley Manning Will Be Housed With Other Inmates

John Johnson — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:14:38 CDT

Looks like better conditions for accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning: The Army said today that he passed an array of physical and psychological tests and will be allowed contact with other inmates at Fort Leavenworth, reports AP . Manning, still awaiting trial, will have his own cell but will get access to...

Army Will Transfer Manning to New Prison

John Johnson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:24:06 CDT

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning will be transferred from maximum-security Quantico to medium-security Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, reports AP . The move comes after human rights groups complained of unduly rough treatment for the Army private, though the Pentagon said the decision should not be seen as a concession, notes Politico . Manning's...

Vick Sprung From Prison

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:03:06 CDT

Michael Vick has left a Kansas prison and is on his way back to Virginia, where he'll be confined to his home for 2 months, one of the suspended NFL star's lawyers says. Vick left the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth overnight, ostensibly for a home he owns in Hampton. The...

Bush Committed to Gitmo Gulag

Peter Fearon — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:56:44 CDT

Despite his stated desire to the contrary, President Bush and his most hawkish aides are determined to keep prison facilities operating at Guantánamo Bay, reports the New York Times . Bush made up his mind following a Supreme Court ruling in the summer granting 250 detainees the right to challenge their...

9/11 Executions Could Take Place in Gitmo

Rob Quinn — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:54:00 CST

Six 9/11 suspects detained at Gitmo could be executed at the controversial prison compound if found guilty, legal experts say. Military regulations used to require that executions take place at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, but that rule was amended two years ago to allow prisoners to be executed in "other...