The commutation, praised by advocates who say Peltier was a political prisoner, prompted criticism from some who say Peltier is guilty, including a former FBI director.
Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, released after Biden commutes his life sentence, ending nearly 50 years of imprisonment.
Biden Jr. commuted his sentence ... He was a member of the American Indian Movement, an advocacy organization founded in 1968 that promoted civil rights and opposed police brutality and other ...
SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.