Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s lawyers are claiming the Mexican drug lord’s constitutional rights are being violated because of the harsh treatment the prisoner has received in U.S. prison.

Guzman’s court-appointed attorney wrote a letter to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan of the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday stating Guzman’s confinement at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center is wreaking havoc on his personal well-being.

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