Leonard Peltier : Write and Keep Writing

From:    contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
Date:    Mon, July 7, 2008

- Please Post Widely -

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The U.S. penitentiary at Lewisburg is in lockdown for the fifth
consecutive day. Lockdowns, especially those that last a long while,
are dangerous. Why? First, it's common for Leonard not to receive
his medications at such times. Second, the prison has told all of us
that Leonard has access to a diabetes testing kit in the infirmary.
Right? Unfortunately, during a lockdown, Leonard isn't allowed to
go to the infirmary at all.  There's no way for him to test his
blood glucose level.

Please help us ensure that Leonard receives proper medical care.

1. Leonard must receive his medications as prescribed.

2. Leonard also still needs access to a diabetes testing kit. Leonard
should be allowed his own kit at the pharmacy for accurate readings,
as well as easy and regular access.  In this way, he'll be able
to test himself three or four times a day and hopefully achieve a
balanced blood glucose level.

3. Leonard needs diabetic shoes that will help him with his
diabetes-related foot problems.

If the prison cannot provide a kit and/or a proper pair of shoes,
the family will work with an approved medical supply company to
see to it that Leonard gets what he needs.

All supporters are requested to continue to contact:

Warden Bledsoe
USP Lewisburg
US Penitentiary
2400 Robert F. Miller Drive
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: 570-523-1251
Fax: 570-522-7745
E-mail: lew/execassistant@bop.gov

Also contact:

D. Scott Dodrill, Regional Director
Northeast Regional Office
US Custom House
2nd & Chesnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-521-7301
E-mail: nero/execassistant@bop.gov

Harley G. Lappin, Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons
320 First Street., NW
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202-307-3198

Thank you for your concern.


Betty Ann Peltier Solano
Coordinator
Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee
PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106
Phone: 701/235-2206
E-mail: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
Web: www.whoisleonardpeltier.info

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Amnesty International considers Leonard Peltier a "political
prisoner" who should be "immediately and unconditionally
released." Leonard Peltier, now a great-grandfather, is a citizen of
the Anishinabe and Dakota/Lakota Nations and a tireless advocate for
Indigenous Rights.  A participant in the American Indian Movement,
he went to assist the Oglala Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation in the mid-1970s where, on June 26, 1975, a tragic
shoot out occurred.  He was wrongfully convicted in the deaths
of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been
illegally incarcerated since 1976. Federal prosecutors have twice
admitted before the Courts of Appeal that they don't know who fired
the fatal shots. The government also has admitted that it isn't
known what role Leonard Peltier "may have played" in the incident.
Since his politically motivated prosecution and conviction,
proof of fabricated and suppressed evidence, as well as coerced
testimony, has been uncovered. The Courts of Appeal have repeatedly
acknowledged investigative and prosecutorial misconduct in this case,
but have failed to take corrective action. A model prisoner, Leonard
continues to maintain his innocence and has conseqently been denied
fair consideration for parole. Join with numerous internationally
recognized human rights organizations, civil rights leaders,
celebrities and other luminaries who have called for the immediate
release of Leonard Peltier. Visit www.whoisleonardpeltier.info.