Ibou Tine says he's scared to be deported to his native Senegal, which he fled years ago to escape political violence. But now he's asking to be sent back soon so he can leave the Butler County Jail, where he's been for more than two months.

He's speaking to a WVXU reporter through a teleconference at the Jail during a visit on a recent Sunday. He describes the searing stomach pain he says he's been suffering lately. He claims he hasn't gotten medical treatment and is having trouble eating.

"If you have health problems, this isn't a place you should be," Tine said. "If they need to send me back to Senegal, that's a big risk — but I'd rather risk it than stay in here."

WVXU reached out to the Butler County Sheriff's Office, which runs the jail, about Tine's condition and any medical trea

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