Imprisoned American Indian Movement (AIM) elder Leonard Peltier is 77 years old, suffering from severe diabetes, hypertension, an aortic aneurysm, and is blind in one eye. He has been imprisoned for more than 46 years, unjustly convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of two FBI agents.

Many members of Congress have joined Amnesty International, Nobel Peace Prize laureates including the Dalai Lama, and Pope Francis to call for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Former US attorney James Reynolds, whose office prosecuted Leonard in 1977, recently appealed to President Biden for clemency for Leonard, “We were not able to prove that Mr. Peltier personally committed any offense on the Pine Ridge Reservation,” on June 26, 1975. 

Unable to see his family, rarely able to see the sun or even exercise in the yard where he might see an occasional bird fly past, Leonard Peltier has maintained his innocence all these years. He has remained steadfast in his refusal to bow to state authorities. He continues to hold out hope for his release.  Send an email to President Biden, Sen. Warren, Sen. Markey, Atorney General Merrick Garland, Secretary Deb Haaland, and US Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer to put pressure on them to FREE LEONARD PELTIER!

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