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Mexican drug lord gaining weight, reading books in prison | Mexican drug lord gaining weight, reading books in prison |
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MEXICO CITY — Drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is getting some self-help advice and gaining a bit of weight in prison under his new, tighter-security regime, but Mexico’s formerly most wanted man is apparently not doing so well in the love department. | MEXICO CITY — Drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is getting some self-help advice and gaining a bit of weight in prison under his new, tighter-security regime, but Mexico’s formerly most wanted man is apparently not doing so well in the love department. |
Guzmán, who tunneled out of the same prison in July, now has two guards standing outside his cell watching him every minute of the day. There is a dog whose only job is to test Guzmán’s food before he eats it to make sure it’s not poisoned. Guzmán no longer has a television, but he gets free reading material. | |
Since his recapture in January, Guzmán has read “Don Quixote” and has started a Spanish-language version of “The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?” by Rick Warren, a California-based evangelical pastor. The self-help book contains quotes that might pertain to Guzmán, such as: “A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life,” and “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” | |
The description of his post-escape prison life comes from a federal official who was not authorized to be quoted by name under official policy. | The description of his post-escape prison life comes from a federal official who was not authorized to be quoted by name under official policy. |
Guzmán’s attorney and family members have expressed concerns for his health. | Guzmán’s attorney and family members have expressed concerns for his health. |
The officials said Guzmán has gained a small amount of weight and his blood pressure has been lower since he was taken back to the Altiplano prison west of Mexico City. | The officials said Guzmán has gained a small amount of weight and his blood pressure has been lower since he was taken back to the Altiplano prison west of Mexico City. |
Because Guzmán’s associates tunneled him out of prison through the thin concrete floor of his shower stall in July at a spot which surveillance cameras were not designed to reach, he is under constant observation from a ceiling-mounted camera. There are no blind spots. | |
Since the escape, the floors of the prison’s top-security cells have been reinforced with a 16-inch bed of concrete and a double layer of rebar. | Since the escape, the floors of the prison’s top-security cells have been reinforced with a 16-inch bed of concrete and a double layer of rebar. |
Before he escaped, Guzmán was allowed a four-hour conjugal visit every nine days. In addition, the officials said, he was supplied with Viagra. Not so since he was returned to the prison on Jan. 8. | Before he escaped, Guzmán was allowed a four-hour conjugal visit every nine days. In addition, the officials said, he was supplied with Viagra. Not so since he was returned to the prison on Jan. 8. |
— Associated Press | — Associated Press |
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