Anyone released from prison after a long sentence faces considerable difficulties, but most have the support of the probation service, and are gradually reintroduced into the world.
Colonel Lind reduced the maximum sentence facing Private Manning to 90 years from 136 years on Tuesday, granting part of a request from the defense team and acknowledging the similarities between some of Private Manning's charges.
The death sentence facing her prompted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, who has had increasing ties with Iran, to offer the convicted woman a home in exile in Brazil, a gesture that Iranian authorities rejected.
Judge Weinstein has gone to extraordinary lengths to challenge the strict punishments, issuing a series of rulings that directly attack the mandatory five-year prison sentence faced by defendants charged with receiving child pornography.
President Obama commuted the majority of the 35-year sentence faced by Chelsea Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst and whistleblower who supplied diplomatic and military documents to WikiLeaks.
Mr. Ruhnke said the jury could infer that Ali Mohamed was cooperating with the authorities, and would not, when sentenced, face execution or even life imprisonment.
Morsi, who is entitled to appeal his sentences, faces still more charges, too.
Mr. Vega, who has not been sentenced, faces a minimum of 15 years in jail.
But on the morning of sentencing, facing a prison term of six to nine years, he took his life.
He was convicted after a two-week jury trial, and now awaits sentencing, facing a $1 million fine and up to 45 years in prison.
The pair admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts and the maximum sentence they face is life imprisonment.
