The Life of ‘Chapo’ Guzmán in Prison: Learned English and Communicated with Authorities

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For years, the voice of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has been virtually non-existent in public spaces where it was expected to be heard. Instead, it has been the hand-traced letters that have served as a communication vehicle since the running of the bulls. According to the weekly Riodoce, this form of expression has taken on a new dimension: it is now also produced in English. Retained for life in the maximum security prison ADX Florence, Gu…