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Frequently Asked Questions
About Peltier
Questions and Answers
How do I request an interview with Leonard?
How do I request permission to reprint articles, statements, and
artwork by Leonard Peltier?
How do I send funds to Leonard?
How do I write to Leonard?
May I visit Leonard?
What's Leonard's health status?
Q: How do I request an interview with
Leonard?
A: Legitimate media affiliates may contact USP-Coleman
directly. Be sure to reference Leonard's prison identification
number—#89637-132.
Point of Contact:
ATTN: Public
Information Officer
USP-Coleman I
U.S. Penitentiary
P.O. Box 1023
Coleman, FL 33521
Phone:
352-689-6000
Fax: 352-689-6012
E-mail:
COA/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV
Q: How do I request permission to
reprint articles, statements, and artwork by Leonard Peltier?
A: Contact the Committee:
LPDOC
PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106
Phone: 701/235-2206
Fax: 701/235-5045
E-mail:
contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
Q: How
do I send funds to Leonard?
A: In 1930, the
Department of Justice authorized and established a Commissary at
each Federal institution. The Commissary was created to provide
a bank type account for inmate monies and for the procurement of
articles not regularly issued as part of the institution
administration. The purpose of individual inmate Commissary
accounts is to allow the Bureau of Prisons to maintain inmates'
monies while they are incarcerated. Family, friends, or other
sources may deposit funds into these accounts.
Funds may be sent to Leonard via
the
United States Postal Service or
via the
Western Union Quick Collect Program.
U.S. Postal
Service
Leonard's family members and friends choosing to send funds
through the mail must send those funds to the following address
and in accordance with the directions provided below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Leonard Peltier
#89637-132
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
The deposit must be in the form of
a money order made out to: Leonard Peltier #89637-132.
The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that do not have valid
inmate information to the sender provided the envelope has an
adequate return address. Personal checks and cash can not be
accepted for deposit.
The sender's name and return
address must appear on the upper left hand corner of the
envelope to ensure that the funds can be returned to the sender
in the event that they can not be posted to the inmate's
account. The deposit envelope must not contain any items
intended for delivery to the inmate. The Bureau of Prisons shall
dispose of all items included with the funds.
In the event funds have been
mailed but have not been received in the inmate's account and
adequate time has passed for mail service to Des Moines, Iowa,
the sender must initiate a tracer with the entity who sold them
the money order to resolve any issues.
Western Union Quick Collect Program
You also may send send funds to Leonard through Western Union's
Quick Collect Program. All funds sent via Western Union's Quick
Collect will be posted to Leonard's account within two to four
hours, when those funds are sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
EST (seven days per week, including holidays). Funds received
after 9:00 pm EST will be posted by 7:00 am EST the following
morning. Funds sent through the Quick Collect Program may be
sent via one of the following ways:
1) At
an agent location with cash: You must complete a
Quick Collect Form. Click
here to view a sample Quick Collect Form. To find
the nearest agent, they may call 1-800-325-6000 or go to
www.westernunion.com.
2) By
phone using a credit/debit card: Simply call
1-800-634-3422 and press option 2.
3)
Via the Internet using a credit/debit card:
Go to
www.westernunion.com
and select "Quick Collect".
For each Western Union Quick
Collect transaction, the following information must be
provided:
Please note that the inmate's
committed name and eight digit register number must be entered
correctly. If the sender does not provide the correct
information, the transaction cannot be completed. The
Code City is always FBOP and the State Code is always DC.
Each transaction is accepted or
rejected at the point of sale. The sender has the sole
responsibility of sending the funds to the correct inmate. If an
incorrect register number and/or name are used and accepted and
posted to that inmate, funds may not be returned.
Any questions or concerns
regarding Western Union transfers should be directed to Western
Union by the sender (general public). Questions or concerns
should not be directed to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Q: How do I
write to Leonard?
A: Leonard can be contacted at the following address:
LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132
USP
COLEMAN I
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1033
COLEMAN, FL 33521
General correspondence is opened
and inspected by staff for both contraband and content that
"might threaten the security or good order of the institution."
Leonard may receive certain
commercial publications, i.e., he can subscribe to
or receive publications without prior approval as long as the
incoming publication is not "detrimental to the security,
discipline, or good order of the institution, or facilitate
criminal activity" and as long as the publication is received
directly from a retailer or publisher.
You may arrange for paperback books to be sent to Leonard
(hardbound books are prohibited). He may receive only several
books at a time,
and they must be received directly from a retailer or publisher.
You may send photographs, but
Polaroid images are not allowed.
You may send a photocopy of a
newspaper article, but not the news clipping itself.
Do not send postage stamps or
self-addressed stamped envelopes. Leonard must purchase stamps
and stationary from the prison commissary.
Please also do not send gifts of any kind as
they will be rejected. Also note that tobacco ties
and the like are prohibited.
Q: May I
visit Leonard?
A: According to Bureau of Prisons regulations (applicable
to all maximum security prisons) family members and friends with
whom the prisoner established a constructive relationship prior
to incarceration are eligible to visit (and only four
non-relatives can be on Leonard's visitors list at any one
time). Non-relatives are added to Leonard's visitors list
following an application process that includes a criminal
background check.
Q: What's
Leonard's health status?
A: Leonard Peltier is now over 60
years old and his health is deteriorating.
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He has suffered a stroke which
left him partially blind in one eye.
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For many years, he had a seriously
debilitating jaw condition which left him unable to chew properly and caused
consistent pain and headaches. The prison medical facilities could not
properly treat this condition. In fact, two prison surgeries only
worsened Leonard Peltier's condition. A physician from the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minnesota, offered to repair Leonard Peltier's jaw free-of-charge,
but was turned down again and again by prison authorities until the United
Nations sharply rebuked the United States for subjecting Leonard Peltier to
inhumane conditions. Surgery was performed and Leonard's condition
improved somewhat. Subsequent surgeries are required, however, to
fully address his condition. To date, such treatment has not
been approved by prison officials. In recent years, Leonard Peltier
has again begun to experience severe discomfort related to his
jaw, teeth, and gums.
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Today, Leonard Peltier
suffers from bone spurs in his feet and is affected by diabetes,
high blood pressure, a heart condition, and other emerging health issues. According to an affiliate of
Physicians for Human Rights, he risks blindness, kidney failure, and stroke
given his inadequate diet, living conditions, and health care.
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