Thread by @Williamrt

Lewis asked Ellis a series of questions about state and federal inspections on the Alexandria (ADX) jail, which Ellis had no personal knowledge about #Assange

Lewis said that during the last inspection period which began August 2017 the inspection found there had been no complete suicides. Ellis said that Alexandria had a good record when it came to completed suicides. #Assange

Ellis said there was not difference between federal and state prisoners when it came to came to access to education or recreation programmes. If prisoners are under administrative segregation, they cannot take part in programmes with other prisoners. #Assange

Lewis questioned whether Ellis was right to suggest that administrative segregation is equivalent to solitary confinement. Ellis said that prisoners were allowed very little time out of their cell and that was very similar to solitary confinement #Assange

Lewis suggested that prisoners could spend up to six hours a day with their lawyers. Ellis said that three hours would be the maximum time, without special permission from the jail. #Assange

Lewis said that Assange was a high profile case, that he would have a phalanx of lawyers looking out for him who would be able to criticise the smallest aspects of his treatment . Ellis said: "To my knowledge the Alexandria jail does not give special treatment" #Assange

Under questioning by Edward Fitzgerald for the defence, Lewis said that prisoners a the Alexandria jail had attempted suicide, most recently, Chelsea Manning #Assange

Judge Baraister asked Ellis why he though Assagne would be held in administrative segregation. Ellis said that the jail segregates high-profile prisoners. #Assange

Ellis: "In order to maintain a secure and safe environment they typically segregate those prisoners". He said "I can't say why." #Assange

Joel Sickler, who has worked for 40 years in prison and sentencing advocacy has been giving further evidence about the conditions Assange will in the US prison system #Asssange

He will continue giving evidence after lunch. #Assange

The court has adjourned for 10 minutes after hearing evidence from Joel Stickler. He was cross examined at great length by Clair Dobbin for the prosecution, largely on matters in prosecution documents, much less on his evidence #Assange

Dobbin took Stickler through Bureau of Prisons policy on inmates with mental illness at great length. Stickler agreed that the policy was in place, but said he hasn't seen evidence in his experience of working with prisoners #Assange

The hearing will resume shortly #Assange