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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.
'I'm going home': President Biden gives clemency to Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who had been imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Jan. 20.
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killing of FBI agents
With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden 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 Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes Leonard Peltier’s sentence to home confinement in 1975 killing of FBI agents
American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during a 1999 interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. President Joe Biden commuted to home confinement Peltier's life sentence after he spent most of his life in prison for the killing of two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing Biden administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Biden's clemency for activist Peltier 'as good as freedom'; blasted by FBI director
Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's own FBI director opposed commutation for a man sentenced to life for the killing of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents. READ MORE: Defending against possible Trump ‘revenge,’ Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members
Why Leonard Peltier’s Clemency Matters
HuffPost unpacks why Joe Biden granting clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier in the final moments of his presidency is so significant.
Celebration and criticism follow Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence commutation
The 11th hour clemency of Leonard Peltier has touched off a wave of joy, but it also brings pain to those who believe he should remain in prison for murder.
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'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.
This is something that we always prepared for," producer Jhane Myers told Yahoo Entertainment about the documentary's ...
Who Is Leonard Peltier? 'Incident at Oglala' Has What You Need To Know
This Leonard Peltier documentary is narrated by the one and only Robert Redford and has a whopping 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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