Report: Bradley Manning, Alleged WikiLeaks Source, in Solitary Confinement 15 Dec 2010 His trial is nowhere near beginning, but Bradley Manning is allegedly already being treated like a threat by his military jailers. The Army private who told a friend he was responsible for downloading and passing on the government documents that made WikiLeaks famous is being held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day in Quantico, Va., without a pillow or blankets, according to a report from Salon.