American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier – 35 years in prison

Leonard Peltier: 35 years in prison

AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier has been held in solitary confinement under oppressively hot conditions since 27th June for minor prison disciplinary violations which his attorney maintains he did not commit.
Peltier, age 66 and in declining health, was held in what he describes as “a steel and concrete box with no ventilation”. Federal prison officials initially indicated that Peltier would serve six months ‘in the hole’ but reduced his penalty to 60 days (from the 11th July hearing date) after an outcry from his legal counsel and international supporters. Lead Peltier attorney Robert R Bryan said:
“These are very, very minor offences that even if he did commit them are not significant.”