US EditionBiden Commutes Sentence of Leonard Peltier, Convicted in 1975 FBI Agent Killings
- President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier's life sentence, allowing him to move to home confinement after nearly 50 years in prison for the killings of two FBI agents in 1975.
- Peltier's release has garnered support from tribal leaders, former prosecutors, and human rights groups, marking a significant moment for Indigenous rights.
- Peltier's family is preparing to welcome him home, with his sister expressing overwhelming emotion at the news of his commutation.
- The FBI Agents Association criticized the commutation as a betrayal to the families of the fallen agents, maintaining that Peltier's conviction was justified.
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Native activist Leonard Peltier to serve remainder of sentence at home after Biden order • Tennessee Lookout
A prayer for Leonard Peltier is sung to a drumbeat on June 20, 2024, outside the federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. Demonstrators were calling for the release of Peltier, who was convicted at a trial in Fargo in the deaths of FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 …
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