Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
Peltier was active in the American Indian Movement, which began in the 1960s as a local organization in Minneapolis.
Biden commutes sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in a case long disputed by Native American advocates. Why it matters: Native American and American Indian Movement (AIM) activists for decades sought a pardon or commuted sentence for Peltier,
President Biden commutes Pine Ridge man Leonard Peltier’s life sentence
WASHINGTON DC (Dakota News Now) - In the final hour of his presidency, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of 80-year-old Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a Native American activist who has been serving life in prison after being convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Biden grants clemency for Leonard Peltier in one of final acts as president
WASHINGTON (AP) — With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes life sentence for Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden said the decision will allow Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American activist, to fulfill the remainder of his sentence from home.
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