Leonard Peltier was denied parole on [July 2], meaning there’s likely only one other way the ailing, 79-year-old Native American rights activist will ever be released after serving nearly 50 years in prison: if President Joe Biden intervenes and commutes his sentence. But its stated reasons for opposing Peltier’s release are full of holes, outdated and remarkably easy to disprove. Parole denial a death sentencePrior to Tuesday, the last time Peltier was denied parole was in 2009. Peltier, nearly 80, was denied parole again after serving nearly 50 years in prison. The Democratic National Committee voted unanimously in 2022 to pass a resolution urging the president to release Peltier.

Source: Huffington Post July 04, 2024 06:23 UTC