U.S. Says Assange Won’t Face Supermax Prison If Extradited
- Appeal over Australian national’s extradition begins in London
- U.K. judge earlier ruled against extradition on suicide fears
A portrait of Julian Assange during a demonstration in London.
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Julian Assange won’t face solitary confinement or supermax prison in Colorado if he’s jailed in the U.S., as lawyers for the country argued his extradition shouldn’t have been blocked by a London judge on mental health grounds.
The U.S. laid out several assurances over his potential confinement and access to psychological treatment at the start of the London appeal calling for Assange to be sent to the U.S to face espionage charges. U.S. lawyers also said they agree to transferring the 50-year-old to Australia to serve out any sentence.