Commutation of Leonard Peltier's prison sentence sparks memories of stay in Springfield
Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...
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Leonard Peltier to Be Freed After Half-Century in Prison: “A Day of Victory for Indigenous People”
We speak with the NDN Collective’s Nick Tilsen, who just visited Leonard Peltier in prison after news of his sentence commutation, about fighting for Peltier’s freedom, his health and Trump ...
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary hits festival circuit ahead of Peltier’s release from prison
Documentarians worked quickly to change up the ending of 'Free Leonard Peltier' after Biden commuted Peltier's sentence.
‘Free Leonard Peltier' Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined
Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation.
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Will Biden Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency? Indigenous Leaders Plead, “Don’t Let Him Die in Prison”
Leonard Peltier recently turned 80 years old. He spent the majority of his life, nearly half a century, in prison. For decades, he and his supporters have maintained Peltier’s innocence over the ...
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As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say
Built around a prison interview with Peltier more than four decades ago ... also feeling the clemency on a personal level. “Uncle Leonard is going to come back home,” he says.
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
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Leonard Peltier to be no longer in prison
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 ...
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Celebration and criticism follow Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence commutation
Leonard Peltier, citizen of Turtle Mountain ... Peltier was sentenced to two life terms in prison. Peltier’s daughter Kathy was born in November of 1975 — barely four months after the shootout ...
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Biden commutes prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous rights activist convicted in F.B.I. killings.
Leonard Peltier spent nearly 50 years in federal prison. By Emily Cochrane President Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an imprisoned Native American rights activist ...
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Biden commutes life sentence for Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier ... which does not change Peltier’s guilt but does release him from prison, is cowardly and lacks accountability ...
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Commutation of Leonard Peltier's prison sentence sparks memories of stay in Springfield
Editor's note: Among his final actions in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive grant of clemency Jan. 19 commuting Leonard Peltier's prison sentence. The commutation, which takes effect ...