Assange behind bars: Secret photos reveal he's had a sharp haircut and lag who took them says Wikileaks founder is well-liked by inmates
New photos show Wikileaks founder in jail talking to fellow Belmarsh inmates
He was thrown out of Ecuadorian Embassy in London in April and jailed
He faces a possible 175-year term in the USA for crimes under the Espionage Act
His lawyers have said his mental health has deteriorated and he missed a planned court appearance by videolink last month
Photos of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange taken by a fellow prisoner on an illegally smuggled mobile phone have been leaked out of Belmarsh jail.
The pictures show Assange, who is serving 50 weeks at the Category A jail for breaching his bail, smiling and joking with fellow prisoners, who say he is well-liked among them.
Assange sports a neatly trimmed beard and has been given a short prison haircut, replacing the man-bun and unkempt facial hair he had when he was dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April after eight years holed up there.
Lawyers for Australian Assange, 47, recently said his mental health was so poor they could not hold a normal conversation with him and WikiLeaks said he had been moved to the jail's hospital wing due to ill-health. He did not appear via videolink as planned at a court hearing last week.
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