Nightly News   |  April 19, 2011

Bradley Manning to be moved out of Quantico

Responding to intense pressure, the Pentagon is moving Bradley Manning, the Army private suspected of giving classified data to WikiLeaks, from the Marine Corps brig at Quantico-Virginia to the Army prison at Fort Leavenworth, in Kansas. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.

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>>> news tonight that the pentagon under intense pressure is giving in. it's moving bradley manning, the army private suspected giving the classified data to wikileaks, from the marine corps brig at quanticco, virginia to the army prison at fort leavenworth in kansas. this is more than just a change of venue. at quantico manning has been held in maximum security 23 hours a day in an isolated cell, treated in ways that critics said amounted to torture. at leavenworth he'll be placed in a new medium security facility with much more freedom and contact with other inmates.