Peltier Gets Parole Hearing, 7/29/2009
The lawyer for Leonard Peltier expects a parole decision for the imprisoned American Indian activist within a few weeks. Peltier had his first full parole hearing in 15 years in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison on Tuesday. His attorney, Eric Seitz, says the North Dakota reservation where Peltier grew up has made arrangements to incorporate him back into the community if he is paroled. A representative of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa spoke at the hearing.
Peltier is serving two life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents during a 1975 standoff on South Dakota`s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He was convicted in Fargo, N.D., more than 30 years ago. See more here: http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=32490