'El Chapo' Works with Rival 'La Barbie' in Mexico Prison Hunger Strike Marguerite Cawley - InSight Crime
go to original July 23, 2014

Captured Sinaloa Cartel leader "El Chapo" Guzman has reportedly banded together with rival "La Barbie" to organize a hunger strike from his isolation cell, suggesting the kingpin does not enjoy the run of the prison granted him by corrupt authorities during his last stint behind bars.

According to a Proceso report by journalist Anabel Hernandez - author of bestselling book "Los Señores del Narco" - Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo," has organized nearly 1,000 prisoners from five wings of the Altiplano maximum security prison in Mexico State to stop eating in protest of alleged violations of their human rights.

To coordinate the strike he sought out the help of former Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) leader Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias "La Barbie," who is also locked up in solitary confinement, according to Hernandez.

Among the complaints made by the prisoners, who have reportedly been on strike since July 16, are that they are not allowed to access personal hygiene items brought by their families, that they have been denied medical attention, their prison uniforms are not washed regularly and visiting and phone rights are not respected.

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