Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...

According to the executive grant of clemency signed by Biden on Jan. 19, the commutation takes effect Feb. 18. In a statement, Biden said Peltier is to serve the remainder of his sentence at home ...

Peltier’s commutation to home confinement goes into effect on February 18. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has a furnished home waiting for Peltier’s arrival, Kevin Sharp ...

Leonard Peltier, 80, had been serving two life sentences behind bars but will now carry out the remainder of his time at home instead. He had been part of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.

President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band ...

The commutation, which takes effect Feb. 18, is not a pardon but will allow Peltier to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. In this story, former News-Leader reporter Mike ...