But Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier remains behind bars. Over 120 tribal leaders are calling on Biden to grant clemency to Peltier as one of his final acts in office, warning this ...

including the Indian Affairs Chairman senator U.S. Brian Schatz (Hawaii), which called on Biden to grant Peltier clemency. More from IndieWire ...

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.

Clemency is the process by which a governor, president, or administrative board may reduce a defendant’s sentence or grant a pardon. Peltier was denied parole by the U.S. Parole Commission ...

More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two FBI agents and a Native man dead ...

Most recently, a final parole attempt was denied, and the absolute last chance was for Biden to grant clemency for Peltier, something former President Barrack Obama and President Bill Clinton ...

A group of over 120 elected current and former tribal leaders from across the United States are calling on President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a longstanding political ...

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 ...

JANE MYERS LIVES IN SANTA FE AND IS THE PRODUCER OF A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PELTIER. SHE SAYS HE’S WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED. MYERS AND MANY OTHERS ARE CALLING FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO GRANT HIM ...

Activists participate in a protest to urge U.S. President Joe Biden to grant Native American activist Leonard Peltier clemency outside of the White House in Washington, DC. A group of over 120 ...

“The power to exercise mercy in this case lies solely within your discretion, and we urge you to grant Mr. Peltier clemency, allowing him to return home and live out his remaining days among his ...