Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
WASHINGTON DC (Dakota News Now) - In the final hour of his presidency, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of 80-year-old Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a Native American activist who has been serving life in prison after being convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Leonard Peltier has his life sentence commuted by President Biden during one of his last acts in the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
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Biden commutes Leonard Peltier’s life sentencePresident Joe Biden has commuted Leonard Peltier’s life sentence for killing two federal agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. In his last official day in office, Biden issued an official statement of commutation.
In one of his final moves as president, Joe Biden announced the remainder of Leonard Peltier's life sentence will be spent in home confinement.
With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving live in prison.
Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents.
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