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I have joined the court video stream for day 16 of witness evidence in Julian Assange's extradition. Witnesses will be giving evidence until the end of the week. I will give updates in this thread in between taking notes. @ComputerWeekly #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Former US prison warden Maureen Baird is to give evidence for the defence shortly #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Yesterday the court heard evidence that contrary to assertions by US prosecutors, Assange would be held in solitary confinement in the US bit.ly/3jbXeoI #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Baird gave evidence about the treatment of prisoners under Special Administrative Measures (SAMs). She experienced this first hand as governor of the Metropolitan Correction Centre (MCC).# Assange

@ComputerWeekly Baird:"Everything I have read form the US attorney's report suggests that SAMs will be place on [Assange]" for national security reasons. #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Baird said that inmates under SAMs are kept in their cells for 23 to 24 hours a day and have no communication with other inmates. #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Baird was warden of the Metropolitan Correction Centre (MCC) in New York from 2014 to 2016 #Assange

@ComputerWeekly She said that SAMS inmates had the opportunity to leave their cell for an hour and go into an empty cell, called the recreation cell. "It was just an empty cell". She brought in an exercise bike. #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Hearing breaks for lunch. Edward Fitzgerald said he will apply to judge Baraitser for three witnesses to be considered as anonymous witnesses. #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Marueen Baird former US prison warden has completed her evidence #Assange

@ComputerWeekly Proceedings are resuming #Assange