--- description: AP reports that the Pentagon is in the process of working to transfer the former intelligence analyst to a civilian correctional facility title: Chelsea Manning May Go to Civilian Prison For Hormone Treatment image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cba2e3720400a0d/69868f4955a8594f5fa80d2c/manning.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Military](/tag/military/) ## Military Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chelsea Manning Could Be Getting a Transfer to Civilian Prison by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 9:30 AM CUT  In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick.AP by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 9:30 AM CUT The Department of Defense is in the process of trying to transfer Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison, according to a report, where the convicted whistleblower would be able to receive hormone therapy to aid her gender reassignment. The Associated Press, citing unnamed sources, reports top brass from the Department of Defense have been working out the details with civil agencies because American military prisons do not offer hormone treatment to transgender inmates. No confirmations have been forthcoming, however. “No decision to transfer Pvt. Manning to a civilian detention facility has been made,” said Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby in a statement. “Any such decision will, of course, properly balance the soldier’s medical needs with our obligation to ensure she remains behind bars.” The former intelligence analyst is serving a 35-year prison sentence. Manning was found guilty in August of violating the Espionage Act after she admitted to providing WikiLeaks with more than 700,000 military and U.S. State Department cables in 2009 and 2010. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/pentagon-oks-manning-transfer-gender-treatment "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/98856/chelse-manning-civilian-prison-hormone-treatment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/98856/chelse-manning-civilian-prison-hormone-treatment/"},"headline":"Chelsea Manning Could Be Getting a Transfer to Civilian Prison","datePublished":"2014-05-14T09:30:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:49:33.042Z","description":"The Pentagon is reportedly working to move the former intelligence analyst, convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking government documents to WikiLeaks, to a civilian correctional facility where she could receive hormone therapy to aid her gender reassignment","url":"https://time.com/98856/chelse-manning-civilian-prison-hormone-treatment/","keywords":["Military","Pentagon","Transgender","National Security","WikiLeaks","Chelsea Manning"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cba2e3720400a0d/69868f4955a8594f5fa80d2c/manning.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cba2e3720400a0d/69868f4955a8594f5fa80d2c/manning.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning","caption":"Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/military/","name":"Military"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/98856/chelse-manning-civilian-prison-hormone-treatment/","name":"Chelsea Manning Could Be Getting a Transfer to Civilian Prison"}}]}] ```