Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his presidency. “The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier
Moments before he left office and as one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American activist and political prisoner who has been incarcerated for nearly half a century for a crime he maintains he did not commit.
Biden commutes life sentence of Indigenous activist convicted of killing 2 FBI agents
After nearly 50 years in prison, Peltier, convicted in the fatal shootings of two FBI agents on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, will soon be heading home.
Local Indigenous activists celebrate Peltier’s commuted sentence
Just hours before leaving the White House, former President Joe Biden, in an unexpected move, commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.
Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist imprisoned for almost 50 years
The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his remaining days in home confinement.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by Biden
In one of his last official acts before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison.
Biden grants clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier, others at last minute
Former President Joe Biden signed a number of pardons and commutations on his way out of the White House as per tradition, according to new information.
‘Free Leonard Peltier': President Biden's Commuting of Indigenous Activist Sends Sundance Doc Rushing for New Ending
Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull's film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.
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Leonard Peltier is no longer in prison
Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier. He was convicted in the 1975 ...