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Biden commutes Leonard Peltier’s life sentence in final act

Biden commutes Leonard Peltier, sending him home to North Dakota to carry out life sentence

On his final day in office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Turtle Mountain Chippewa man convicted of killing two FBI agents. Many Indigenous communities around the state and nation are celebrating the decision.

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Leonard Peltier’s family speaks after Biden commutes his sentence

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - 50 years ago, Indigenous Actvist Leonard Peltier was convicted in the killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. After years of parole hearings, one of Former President Biden’s last acts in office commuted Peltier’s life sentence.

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Biden commutes life sentence for South Dakota Native American activist Leonard Peltier

Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, was convicted in 1977 for the murders of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

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Rage Against the Machine Celebrate Leonard Peltier’s Freedom

The band are longtime advocates for the imprisoned Indigenous rights advocate, who was granted clemency at the end of Biden's ...

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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

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.

South Dakota Democrats wonder how new administration could help South Dakotans

With a new administration in the White House, Democrats in South Dakota are wondering what the administration will do to ...

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Longtime Lewisburg federal inmate to be release in February

Longtime Lewisburg federal prison inmate Leonard Peltier will be released from jail in February after former President Joe ...

Statement on President Biden’s Grant of Clemency for Leonard Peltier From Kevin Sharp, Co-Vice Chairman Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Co-Vice Chairman Kevin Sharp represented Mr. Peltier for 5 years, filing Mr. Peltier’s original clemency petition in December 2019 and refiling it again in 2021, before ...

‘Victory!’, ‘Mistake’: Reactions split on Peltier clemency

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Leonard Peltier is set to serve the remainder of his two life terms in home confinement. Former ...

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