By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 07:40 EST, 30 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:00 EST, 30 August 2013 Chelsea Manning is doing well at the start of her prison sentence after announcing her desire to live as a woman, according to her lawyer. Manning, who was previously known as Bradley, is currently going through a three- to four-week 'indoctrination' at Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas at the start of a 35-year jail term for leaking Government secrets. Her lawyer David Coombs wrote on his blog that he spoke with Manning on Wednesday and plans to visit medical staff and bosses at the prison in a bid to allow her to undergo hormone therapy and other treatment for her gender dysphoria.
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Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradley, is beginning 35-year jail term
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She was jailed for leaking Government secrets to WikiLeaks website
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Manning's lawyer David Coombs said he spoke to her on Wednesday
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He is to meet with prison medical staff about Manning's sex change
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