Editing Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (section)

== Incarceration ==
While incarcerated, he remained one of Mexico's major traffickers, maintaining his organization via mobile phone until he was transferred in the 1990s to the 'Altiplano', a maximum security prison,<sup>[4][15]</sup> where he is serving a 40-year sentence.<sup>[16]</sup>

As he grew older, Félix Gallardo complained that he lived in poor conditions while in jail. He says that he suffers from vertigo,
<nowiki> </nowiki>deafness, loss of an eye, and blood circulation problems. He lives in a
<nowiki> </nowiki>2.40 x 4.40 meter cell, which he is not allowed to leave, even to the 
recreational area.<sup>[17]</sup>
 In March 2013 Félix Gallardo started a legal process to continue his
prison sentence at home when he reaches his 70th birthday on 8 January 
2016.<sup>[18]</sup>
 On 29 April 2014 a Mexican federal court denied Félix Gallardo's
petition to be transferred from the maximum-security prison to a 
medium-security one.<sup>[19]</sup>
 On 18 December 2014, federal authorities approved his request to
transfer him to a medium-security prison due to his declining health 
conditions.<sup>[20]</sup>