Feds concerned El Chapo could be plotting another prison break after he makes requests for certain accommodations in NY prison

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There are new concerns that convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman could be planning to escape from jail again.

He's known for his escapes from two high-security prisons and the feds fear his recent requests could be part of another escape plan.

Guzman is now behind bars at a federal correctional facility in New York, convicted on 10 counts of drug trafficking and conspiracy to murder.

In recent weeks his lawyers submitted a letter to a judge asking that El Chapo be allowed at least two hours of outdoor recreation per week, access to the commissary, earplugs, water bottles and other accommodations lamenting the conditions of his solitary confinement.

They argue his restrictions "violate the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment as well as the fundamental norms of human decency."

But federal officials are fiercely pushing back, saying those requests may be part of a brewing scheme by