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.
Wray urged Biden not to commute sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden earlier this month and obtained by The Associated Press, Wray reiterated his position that “Peltier is a remorseless killer,” and urged the president not to act.
Clemency for Leonard Peltier: A step toward justice and healing
In the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, he granted Leonard Peltier clemency through commutation, allowing him to serve his life sentence at home on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
'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.
Biden commutes prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous rights activist convicted in F.B.I. killings.
President Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an imprisoned Native American rights activist, using his final minutes of presidential power on Monday to free a man who has spent nearly 50 years in federal prison after he was convicted of murder in connection with the killing of two F.B.I. agents.
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 sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his
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