Manning is defined as a “Maximum Custody Detainee,” I see. Which, given the seriousness of the charges, is the only classification he would get.

He’s in a US Marine brig. He admitted to deliberately, knowingly, with malice, leaking a huge number of classified documents. Among the crimes you can commit in the military, it’s hard to think of many more serious that don’t involve violence.

What did he think was going to happen to him? A brief stint in country club prison, then on to the book deals and the parties? Good grief.

He may go to jail for the rest of his life. The military doesn’t fuck around. You get in trouble there, and you’re in real trouble. And he’s in about the worst trouble imaginable.