March 30, 2022

U.S. should grant clemency for Leonard Peltier, other Native American prisoners

Author: Carolyn E. Mathews

Editor’s note: This letter was sent to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and several members of Missouri’s congressional delegation.
We’re gravely concerned about urgent issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the right to equal justice under the law and health care for the elderly, human rights, Native American rights and prisoners’ rights.
I am writing to you because of the urgent impact of COVID-19 on elderly prisoners who already have serious health issues. Rel...