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Biden Commutes Leonard Peltier's Life Sentence in Final Act as President

The decision allows the 80-year-old Native American activist to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement, following decades of contested legal proceedings.

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American Indian Leonard Peltier, who is serving two life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents, is shown in prison, in Feb. 1986. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa)
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