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,
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who had been imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Jan. 20.
The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Native leaders, journalists and those impacted by the 1975 shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that led to Leonard Peltier's conviction shared relief, joy and skepticism about for
Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier. He was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge reservation.The commutation ends 50 years of prison life for the former member of the American Indian Movement.
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.
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 presidency.
Minutes before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa member Leonard Peltier's life sentence.
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.
Outgoing President Joe Biden’s 11th-hour commutation of the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reser