Max Nicholas

Max Nicholas

March 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Newfound Significance of U.S. Prison Conditions in Contesting Extradition

Both the Julian Assange and Lauri Love cases provide a backdrop for this discussion on the international criticism of the conditions in U.S. prisons which has recently "taken on a new significance as defendants have sought to avoid extradition to the United States by arguing that it would drive them to suicide, in substantial part due to the brutal nature of U.S. prisons."

By Max Nicholas and Cynthia Chen

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