Manning Disciplined For Caitlyn Jenner Magazine

Chelsea Manning will receive three weeks of recreational restrictions at a Kansas military prison after she was found guilty of violating prohibited reading material rules.

The former intelligence analyst was accused of having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of toothpaste at the all-male military prison in Fort Leavenworth, where she is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking national security documents.

Her punishment means she will have limited access to the gym, library and outdoor area for three weeks. The maximum sentence could have been indefinite solitary confinement.

The US Army declined to release any information following a hearing of a three-person adjustment board on Tuesday, citing the 1976 Privacy Act.

Last week, it said it was committed to a "fair and equitable process" and said the hearing was "common practise in correctional systems to hold prisoners accountable to facility rules".

The disciplinary infractions included possession of prohibited property in the form of books and magazines while under administrative segregation; medicine misuse; disorderly conduct for pushing food on to the floor and disrespect.

All the incidents related to alleged misconduct on 2 July and 9 July.

Chase Strangio, of the American Civil Liberties Union, said: "When I spoke to Chelsea earlier today she wanted to convey the message to supporters that she is so thankful for the thousands of people from around the world who let the government know that we are watching and scrutinising what happens to her behind prison walls."

Petitions calling for Manning to be kept out of solitary confinement, signed by more than 100,000 people, were delivered to the US Army by rights group Fight for the Future on Tuesday.

Manning was convicted in 2013 as Bradley Manning of providing more than 700,000 documents, videos, diplomatic cables and battlefield accounts to WikiLeaks.

It was described as the biggest classified material breach in US history.