U.S. Rep. Adam Smith on Friday released a statement calling for the release of Renton resident and naturalized U.S. citizen Nestora Salgado from the Mexican prison in which she is being held.

“For two years, Nestora has been denied due process and justice by the Mexican government.  It is entirely unacceptable that she remains imprisoned in conditions that threaten her life,” Smith said in a press release.

Salgado was arrested in 2013 for her leadership in community police group in her hometown of Olinalá in the state of Guerrero, which has a long tradition of legally-recognized community self-defense groups. The Mexican government has also called for her release.

Both Smith and Sen. Patty Murray have called on the U.S. State Department to bring attention to the case.