Wife of Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" to be released from prison, U.S. authorities say

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is set to be released from prison on Wednesday following her 2021 arrest.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and dual U.S.-Mexico citizen, is currently being held at Long Beach Residential Reentry Management in California, U.S. Bureau of Prisons records show. The facility is a low-security confinement institution. She was transferred there from FMC Carswell in Texas on May 30.

"For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not elaborate on specific release plans," a Bureau of Prisons official said.