Jan 20, 2025 · The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. He is now 80 years old, suffers from severe health ailments, and has spent the majority of his life (nearly half a century) in prison.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence Monday following decades of community-led advocacy calling his imprisonment an example of the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans. The White House said Peltier, who is now 80 and of declining health, will transition to home confinement.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975, within the final hour of his...

Jan 22, 2025 · Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine ...

Jan 20, 2025 · In a final act of clemency on Monday, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of an Indigenous activist convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Jan 21, 2025 · President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain...

Jan 20, 2025 · After nearly 50 years of imprisonment, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been granted clemency by outgoing President Joe Biden, finally securing freedom for the 80-year-old man.

Jan 20, 2025 · After fleeing to Canada and being extradited to the United States, Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced in 1977 to life in prison, despite defense...

Jan 20, 2025 · Peltier, who has suffered ongoing health problems, will be allowed to live out his life at home, according to a statement issued by the White House.

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier'