Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo, has sent a handwritten letter from his isolation cell at a federal supermax prison to Judge Brian Cogan, pleading for improved access to his new attorney, José Israel Encinosa. El Chapo claims he has been unable to communicate with Encinosa for weeks, despite the judge's previous approval for the lawyer to join his defense team. He argues that the ongoing restrictions are unreasonable and hinder his ability to prepare legal motions, including appeals regarding his prison conditions. The judge has set a deadline for prosecutors to respond, while El Chapo remains in solitary confinement with limited contact even with family members.