After weeks of protest and a lawsuit, the Federal Bureau of Prisons finally released the material brought in weeks ago Ritu Jha Sikh asylum-seekers held at the Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution serving for months finally saw their religious rights respected. The prison took the step after an outcry by several civil rights organizations […]
Attorneys say the Indians fled religious persecution under the BJP and endured harsh conditions once in the US, but could be out of prison as early as next week Ritu Jha “Here we have come to save our lives but I think we will die here in jail,” were the words of an […]
Packed facilities, long confinement linked to health and mental problems in multiple locations, including the one housing Indian asylum-seekers Ritu Jha Overcrowded prisons, including the Sheridan federal prison in Oregon that houses at least 52 Indian asylum-seekers, is host to a variety of diseases, according to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). […]
