EFTA00028003.pdf

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IN THE WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES' COURT BETWEEN: 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
-v-
JULIAN PAUL ASSANGE 
DECLARATION OF MAUREEN P. BAIRD 
I, MAUREEN P. BAIRD, hereby declare under penalty of perjury the following: 
1. From March 1989 through September 2016, I was employed by the Department of 
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and served in many capacities. My last three 
positions held were; Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, (FCI) Danbury, 
Connecticut (2009-2014), Senior Executive Service (SES) Warden, Metropolitan 
Correctional Center (MCC), New York (2014-2016), and SES Warden, United States 
Penitentiary, (USP), Marion, Illinois (2016-Retired). 
2. In my capacity as Warden, at these institutions, I was responsible for the overall 
operation and entire components of each prison. I am fully knowledgeable of the 
operations policies of the Bureau of Prisons, (BOP) and very specifically familiar with 
the operations of the Communication Management Unit at USP Marion. 
3. Since my retirement from the Bureau of Prisons, I have maintained contact with many 
former colleagues. I have kept abreast of new policies and laws that directly impact the 
Bureau of Prisons. Since early 2017, I have worked as an independent prison consultant 
and have provided expert witness testimony. 
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4. A copy of my resume which includes my relevant work experience has been provided to 
Counsel in this case. 
5. I was contacted by Mr. Assange's solicitors and asked to provide a declaration focused 
on topics within my expertise in response to the Declaration submitted by Dr. 
Administrator of the Psychology Services Branch of the Bureau of Prisons, 
dated August 24th 2020 and the Fourth Supplemental Declaration o 
Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, dated September 3nd 2020. I was 
asked to provide my expert opinion as someone who worked many years in the same 
federal prison system as Dr 
I will provide my opinion based on my 
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