EFrances to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agoNative American activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 yearswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down11
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minus-squareDoug Holland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoBiden commuted Peltier’s sentence almost a month ago — January 19 or in the early morning on the 20th, I believe. Why has it taken so long to walk him to the prison gates and say “Buh-bye”?
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoI’m guessing because he’s old and needed medical stuff sorted out.
minus-squareDoug Holland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoMedical care in prison is notoriously awful, though.
Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence almost a month ago — January 19 or in the early morning on the 20th, I believe. Why has it taken so long to walk him to the prison gates and say “Buh-bye”?
I’m guessing because he’s old and needed medical stuff sorted out.
Medical care in prison is notoriously awful, though.