The prison where the Indigenous activist is held has been in a near-constant state of lockdown for almost four years.

Silja J.A. Talvi , TRUTHOUT September 28, 2023 READ

Unbeknownst to most protesters who gathered at the White House on the occasion of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, Peltier wasn’t able to celebrate, much less receive reports on how the well-attended event was progressing.

That’s because Peltier, who is now spending his 48th year in captivity, was sitting on his bunk, across from his cellie, “locked down” in a cramped and concrete maximum-security cell designed for one man.