How are the conditions of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán in the US prison, according to an adviser to Joe Biden

The name of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman has once again gained media relevance after its legal representative, José Refugio Rodríguez, made it known that the Sinaloan boss suffers “Inhuman conditions” in the ADX Florence prison, in Colorado, United States, where he is serving a life sentence.

According to his lawyer, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel allegedly “has not seen the sun” since he was confined in said prison in 2019. The foregoing, coupled with the solitary confinement to which he has been subjected, has caused Guzmán Loera to prefer return to Mexico and serve his sentence in a prison in his native country.

“He is suffering a psychological torment and to a certain physical extent, because not taking it out into the sun (…) generates a deterioration in its health. This deterioration can lead to premature loss of life,” warned Refugio Rodríguez, who has sought that the Embassy of Mexico in the United States take action on the matter.

Nevertheless, Juan Gonzalezadviser to the president of Joe Biden on Western Hemisphere issues, has stated that the conditions of El Chapo in that country’s maximum security prison they are not as their lawyer refers to them. In the program “Question of Power” of NTN24the official was questioned about the situation of the 65-year-old capo and assured that he is in “good condition”.

“I know that the prison bureau is in very good condition (…) that they are under international standard. It is something that we fulfill our international duties, ”said the Biden adviser. However, he omitted to provide more information about the particular situation of Guzmán Loera, although he ruled out the alleged psychological torment.

“I could not go into more detail because it is something that corresponds to the Department of Justice,” concluded Juan González, who was also questioned about the detention of the son of El Chapo, Ovid Guzman. In this regard, he indicated that there was no interference by the United States, for which he assured that it was a mexican operation.

Due to the alleged “inhumane conditions” in which Joaquín Guzmán Loera finds himself, Refugio Rodríguez contacted the Embassy of Mexico in the United States to inform them about the situation of the capo. That was how he sent her a mail to Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma, in which he explains the reasons for which he seeks El Chapo return to Mexican lands, despite the fact that he is serving a life sentence in the neighboring country.

According to what José Refugio referred to, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel wants President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to intercede in this situation. In response to this, the federal president was open to cooperatingas he assured that it is possible to “seek international channels and instances”, since it is an alleged violation of Human Rights.

“You cannot say no, you have to argue,” said the man from Tabasco. However, for the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Marcelo Ebrard, the intentions of The Chapor they are not as viable since you are serving a sentence in the United States. Therefore, he stated that “He doesn’t see possibilities.”

This has not been the only time that Guzmán Loera has called for the conditions in which he lives in the ADX Florence prison. In 2021, he provided a statement to the director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Michael Carvajal, and other US officials, in which he indicated that he suffered depression, hunger, headaches, sleep disorders, memory loss Y stress.

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