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Wearing the standard prison uniform and hell not receive hormones to become a woman. >> hed have a better shot theoretically in a federal prison or even a state prison. >> reporter: he fought for the right for one of his clients to get hormones in prison. civilian prisons do not have a blanket ban on it like the military and tax payers have been paying for prisoners therapy for years. >> she never really wanted this to be public to begin with. >> reporter: but in court the attorney used mannings...

Announcement help mannings case when he comes up for parole? >> in this context i dont see why it would. >> reporter: minahan said a parole board will examine his crimes and how he behaves at leavenworth in deciding whether to cut short his sentence. >> i dont think they probably should even look at the fact that he, she now is transgender. in making that determination. >> now, you know, chris, mannings attorney says hes going to ask president obama for a presidential pardon next week. theyve be...