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Biden commutes life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, 80 (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In a White House statement, Biden said he was commuting Peltier’s life sentence so that he can serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.

This must be some sort of sick joke.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

Yeah it's better than letting him die in prison though.