Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

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 Band ...

Jan 21, 2025 · SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 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 …

Jan 20, 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 · WASHINGTON — In one of his final acts while in office, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence for activist Leonard Peltier, who has already served 49 years in prison in the shooting deaths of two federal agents during a standoff at Pine Ridge in 1975. Peltier, who has suffered ...

Jan 20, 2025 · In prison, Peltier's health was declining. Sharp has been working on Peltier's case pro bono for nearly five years and has spoken about the serious health issues affecting the elderly Indigenous man.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Biden announced today he will commute Leonard Peltier's life sentence to home confinement, marking a major victory for tribal nations and advocates who have long fought for the Native American activist's release. Peltier, 80, has spent nearly 50 years in federal prison after being ...

Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden has 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. Peltier was denied ...

Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota. Peltier, 80, is a ...

Jul 2, 2024 · Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Tuesday, meaning there’s likely only one other way the ailing, 79-year-old Native American rights activist will ever be released after serving nearly 50...