“The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that ... is distinct from a pardon, and the White House’s statement treats Peltier as guilty of the crimes of ...

Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist ... where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior ...

Before leaving office, President Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison since his conviction for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France's new documentary Free Leonard ... Peltier's criminal conviction for the murder of two federal agents from life in prison to indefinite house arrest.

Three senators and 30 House members signed the letter. All are Democrats, except for Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, of Tennessee. Peltier, a 79-year-old Indigenous rights activist, has been in prison ...

What does the FBI have to say about Peltier and calls for his clemency? In a statement made to NBC News in March, the FBI said it remains "resolute against the commutation of Leonard Peltier's ...

Protesters carry a large painting of jailed indigenous activist Leonard Peltier during a Plymouth, Mass., march. (Steven Senne/Associated Press) The FBI had urged former President Joe Biden not to ...

As former United States President Joe Biden left office, he commuted 80-year-old political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s life sentences to home incarceration, reports Malik Miah. Peltier is a long-time ...

Native American activist Leonard Peltier ... Biden commuted his sentence to house arrest, in Belcourt, North Dakota, on Feb. 19, 2025. A film, "Free Leonard Peltier," about his actions and ...