LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE OFFENSE COMMITTEE

PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND  58106

Phone: 701/235-2206

E-mail: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info

Send Cards and Letters to Leonard

Leonard Peltier #89637-132

USP-Lewisburg

US Penitentiary

PO Box 1000

Lewisburg, PA 17837-1000

Note: General correspondence is opened and inspected by prison staff for both contraband and content that "might threaten the security or good order of the institution."

What Leonard May/May Not Receive

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.

Sending Funds to Leonard

You may deposit funds into Leonard's prison account to help him meet his personal expenses, e.g., purchase of stationary/stamps, toiletries, phone minutes, painting supplies, and other commissary items.

If you choose to send funds through the mail, you MUST send those funds to the following address (Do NOT send it to the prison at Lewisburg):

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Leonard Peltier
#89637-132
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

Effective December 1, 2007, all non-postal money orders are placed on a 15-day hold. Therefore, it's better to purchase only a U.S. Postal Service money order (available at your local post office).

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 information, provided the envelope has an adequate return address.)

Personal checks and cash will NOT be accepted for deposit.

The deposit envelope must NOT contain any items intended for delivery to Leonard. The Bureau of Prisons will dispose of all items included with the funds.

Funds also may be sent to Leonard via the Western Union 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 p.m. EST will be posted by 7:00 a.m. 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, 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:

• Valid Inmate Eight Digit Register Number: 89637-132

• Committed Inmate Name: Leonard Peltier

• Code City: FBOP

• State code: DC

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. Questions or concerns should not be directed to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Source: Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice