"El Chapo Denied Phone Calls and Visits in US Prison: Judge's Decision Sparks Controversy"

Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, serving a life sentence in a maximum security U.S. prison, complained to a judge about being denied phone calls and visits with his twin daughters, citing "unprecedented discrimination." However, the judge denied his request, stating that all arrangements were in the hands of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons after his conviction. Guzmán, known for running an industrial-scale smuggling operation, was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. He led the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for smuggling drugs into the United States, and famously escaped from Mexican prisons before his imprisonment in America's most secure prison.