· Missoulian · By Alison Noon · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
This Associated Press story reports on Audemio Orozco-Ramirez's civil-rights lawsuit after he alleged a sexual assault in the Jefferson County jail. It describes concerns about language access, missing surveillance footage, delayed forensic information, and the county's response to an assault reported by an immigration detainee.
The lawsuit became part of Shahid Haque's work to establish that immigration detainees held in Montana jails are entitled to safety, a meaningful investigation, and the same constitutional protections as anyone else in custody.