What was 'El Chapo' Guzman's Christmas meal in prison?

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, former leader of the notorious Sinaloa cartel, enjoyed a special Christmas dinner at the Federal maximum-security prison -- ADX Florence -- where he has been serving a life sentence since July 2019.

According to TMZ, prison staff served Cornish hens and peanut butter pie for dessert on Christmas. Additionally, inmates were afforded the opportunity to participate in Christmas activities including painting, drawing and performing in a talent show.

For the third year in a row, 'El Chapo' spent the Christmas holidays in prison, where he is only entitled to visits from an approved list of people, including his twin daughters.

Guzman was accused of trafficking drugs into the United States for more than 30 years. His deep-rooted operations were highly tactical and included the use of fishing boats, speedboats, airplanes designed to evade radar detection, passenger vehicles, cargo trains, submarines, tractor-trailers and tunnels that crossed between the U.S. and Mexican borders.  

During his trial in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, several witnesses accused him of bribing Mexican officials at almost every level, including an alleged $100 million payment to former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

On December 15, Joe Biden signed an executive order offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of ‘El Chapo’s’ sons, Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and Joaquín Guzmán López.

ADX Florence prison, located in Fremont County, Colorado, is considered one of the 25 most dangerous prisons in the world and is known for housing some of the worst criminals in history.

It currently houses 344 prisoners, who are held in solitary confinement for 23 hours and are guarded 24 hours a day.

In addition to 'El Chapo', criminals such as Terry L. Nichols, an accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; Michael Swango, a doctor who killed more than 60 people; Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, co-founder of Al-Qaeda; and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, are held at ADX Florence.

Ted John Kaczynski, the 'Unabomber,' was also confined at ADX Florence, but was transferred to a medical facility in North Carolina on Dec. 23 due to health concerns.