Claim 218

The ACLU said Manning's 35-year sentence was disproportionate next to lighter treatment of officials responsible for wartime abuses.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The ACLU said Manning's 35-year sentence was disproportionate next to lighter treatment of officials responsible for wartime abuses.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: ACLU compared Manning's sentence to treatment of officials
About: incident 2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks
Source: The Chelsea Manning Case: A Timeline
Publisher: American Civil Liberties Union
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2017-01-17

Quotation from the source

When a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system.