SAVE SATNAM SINGH’S HAIR!

IN SEVEN DAYS SATNAM SINGH’S HAIR

WILL BE FORCIBLY CUT. WE NEED YOUR
HELP NOW!

 In October 2003, Satnam Singh was sentenced to three years in

federal prison and five years in Florida state prison for having a forged
passport.

 As a result of good behavior, his federal sentence has been reduced

by 216 days.

 Having completed his reduced sentence, he is now being transferred

to a Florida state prison on or after April 9, 2006.

 Florida prison regulations require male prisoners to cut their

hair to a “medium length” and allow prison officials to forcibly cut their hair if they refuse to
comply.
 In the low- security federal prison he has been allowed
to keep his unshorn hair neatly in his turban.
He does not have a negative disciplinary record. His
Federal Bureau of Prison Progress Report states that he
“approaches staff in a polite and respectful manner” and
“has maintained clear conduct since his incarceration”.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
 Please take 1 minute to sign the Sikh Coalition’s
Online Petition and ask other people to do so! The
petition is located at:
http://www.sikhcoalition.org/petition_florida_sign.asp
Every time 100 people sign the Governor receives
notification that another 100 people have signed the
petition.

 If he refuses to voluntarily cut his hair when released to  Please E-Mail your own personal message to the
a Florida state prison, Satnam Singh will have to submit to Governor and Department of Corrections. Personal
having his hair forcibly cut. Please note: These messages make a difference! The governor’s name is
regulations DO NOT apply to women serving time in state Jeb Bush and his email address is
prisons. jeb.bush@myflorida.com. The Secretary of the
Department of Corrections name is James
 WHAT CAN YOU DO? ALL WE NEED IS A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME, PLEASE McDonough and his email address is
SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION! mcdonough.james@mail.dc.state.fl.us. Be sure to
IF YOU HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES TO SPARE, PLEASE EMAIL A copy the message to satnamsingh@sikhcoalition.org
LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS.
on the email so that we have a record of how many
personal messages the state officials have received.
PLEASE SEE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE RIGHT.   

“I have never cut my hair in my life.

For me, as a Sikh, the possibility of having my hair cut is like facing
the death penalty.”