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The latest bid for Peltier's early release for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents drew staunch opposition from law enforcement.
The U.S. Parole Commission has denied release for Leonard Peltier, a 79-year-old member of the American Indian Movement convicted of murdering two FBI agents during a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz. on Tuesday issued the following statement on the U.S. Parole Commission's decision to deny parole for renowned Native American activist Leonard Peltier on humanitarian grounds: “The Commission had the opportunity to take a small step toward rectifying a decades-long injustice against Mr.
A Native American man convicted of killing two FBI agents 49 years ago in South Dakota has lost what could be his final chance at parole, after widespread activism in support of his release. Leonard Peltier,
The U.S. Parole Commission has denied a request for parole from Native American activist Leonard Peltier in his conviction for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents, likely closing the door on his chances of freedom absent a presidential commutation.
Longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), was denied parole on Tuesday. The denial came from an announcement by the U.S. Parole Commission.
Following the U.S. Parole Commission’s denial of Leonard Peltier’s 2024 request, Peltier’s attorneys are preparing to file an appeal.
They (The FBI) want to make sure Leonard, an elder, dies in prison,” former ND Rep. Ruth Buffalo said, “but they are nowhere to be found when our men, women and children go missing and murdered.”
Commission denies parole for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing FBI agents in 1975.
Parole denied for Native American activist convicted in 1975 killings (NYTimes) — A Native American activist who was convicted of killing two federal agents nearly 50 years ago has once again been denied parole,
Leonard Peltier's attorney says the activist was wrongly convicted of killing two FBI agents during a standoff in 1975 on a South Dakota reservation.