73 year old Leonard Peltier is a Native American man who is currently serving 2 life terms in prison for defending his land and his people. Leonard was arrested based off of an accusation of murdering 2 FBI agents during a stand off at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975 after the Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973 and has been in prison for 40 years.
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Call to Action Regarding Abuse at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility
Please send letters to Governer Murphy's office regarding the ongoing civil and human rights crises occuring at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton.
Address: Office of Governor PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-6000
For more information on the abuse see Star-Ledger Article HERE.
For a sample letter to the Governor click HERE.
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