Exclusive: Leonard Peltier Speaks From Prison on Denial of Medical Care and Bid for Clemency
December 19, 2012
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11:11Now PlayingExclusive: Leonard Peltier Speaks From Prison on Denial of Medical Care and Bid for Clemency
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - Leonard Peltier, one of the nation's most well-known and longest incarcerated prisoners, speaks out from the U.S. Penitentiary at Coleman, Florida, where he is currently held. Peltier is the Native American activist and former member of the American Indian Movement who was convicted of aiding in the killing of two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975. Sentenced to prison in 1977, Peltier is now 68-years old. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman spoke with Peltier on Saturday when he called into a press conference organized by his supporters.
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