LEONARD PELTIER
Name: Leonard Peltier
Born: September 12, 1944
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and
member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced
to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two FBI Agents
who died during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. There has
been considerable debate over Peltier’s guilt and the fairness of his trial.
Some supporters and organizations, including Amnesty International, consider him
to be a political prisoner.[1] Numerous appeals have been filed on his behalf
but none have been ruled in his favor. Peltier is currently incarcerated at the
United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Name: Leonard Peltier
Born: September 12, 1944
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and
member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced
to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two FBI Agents
who died during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. There has
been considerable debate over Peltier’s guilt and the fairness of his trial.
Some supporters and organizations, including Amnesty International, consider him
to be a political prisoner.[1] Numerous appeals have been filed on his behalf
but none have been ruled in his favor. Peltier is currently incarcerated at the
United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.