Joaquín Guzmán Loera , the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, was one of the most notorious outlaws in the past 100 years .

Yesterday, a judge in Brooklyn sentenced him to life in prison.

The three-month trial, which ended in February , was an international spectacle. It also included several New York moments.

Complaints about the Manhattan federal jail

In court yesterday, Mr. Guzmán complained to the judge about the solitary confinement he had endured in Manhattan’s federal jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to The Times’s Alan Feuer, who covered the trial.

Mr. Guzman said it was “psychological, emotional and mental torture 24 hours a day.”

[The Manhattan jail that holds El Chapo is said to be tougher than Guantánamo Bay.]

Mr. Guzmán also complained about “unsanitary water,” poor air and light, and a noisy ventilation system. He said the jail was so loud, he stuffed toilet paper into his ears as makeshift earplugs.