A federal judge denied Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s request for phone calls and visits with his family, CBS News reported.
The judge asserted that the Bureau of Prisons retains complete authority over the imprisoned drug lord‘s conditions according to CBS News. The decision stemmed from the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York on April 10, emphasizing that any privileges Guzman enjoyed during his trial no longer apply following his conviction. “This Court has no power to alter the conditions that the Bureau of Prisons has imposed,” the judge indicated in the motion.
Guzman, infamous as the former leader of the world’s most feared cartel, sought judicial intervention in a letter dated March 20, lamenting his isolation and the cessation of contact with his daughters for the past seven months. He expressed his distress over being cut off from his…
