Letter
ACLU and HRW Letter re: Parole for Mr. Leonard Peltier
Document Date:
April 25, 2024
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The ACLU and Human Rights Watch urge Patricia K. Cushwa, the Acting Chairman of the United States Parole Commission, to carefully consider granting Mr. Leonard Peltier parole in his upcoming hearing before the United States Parole Commission on May 6, 2024. The United States has imprisoned Mr. Peltier for more than 46 years. Mr. Peltier is America’s longest-held Indigenous prisoner. Mr. Peltier is 79 years old and suffers from a range of severe health issues. If the Parole Board denies Mr. Peltier parole, it is foreseeable that he will spend the rest of his life in prison, effectively sentencing Mr. Peltier to death in slow motion.