Actor Danny Masterson has been transferred to a maximum security prison that once housed notorious cult leader Charles Manson.
The “That '70s Show” star, sentenced last September to life in prison for raping two women 20 years ago, was transferred from North Kern State Prison to Corcoran State Prison in California on the last day. January 29th.
Sources tell Deadline that Masterson, 47, is being held in the male-only maximum security unit, in part, for his own protection.
His online record states that he will not be eligible for parole until 2042, and will need to demonstrate good behavior while serving his sentence.
“Eligible parole dates may also change based on a variety of other reasons, including court orders, changes in law, and routine audits,” the system says.
The prison, which was also once inhabited by Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, is currently overcrowded with 3,700 inmates – 42 of whom are on death row – and includes a Protective Housing Unit that accommodates 47 men who require “extraordinary protection against other prisoners”.
Last week, Masterson was denied bail while he appeals his conviction, due to concerns he had “every motivation to flee”.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo wrote: “If the defendant's conviction and sentence are upheld on appeal, he will likely remain in custody for decades and perhaps for the rest of his life. Faced with the fact that the defendant does not have a wife at home to return to, he now has every motivation to flee and little reason to return to state prison to serve the remainder of his long sentence if his appeal is unsuccessful.”
The decision to deny bail on bail came after he appealed against his rape conviction.
His lawyers said last month: “The defendant requests that this court grant bail during the appeal and offers to comply with any relevant terms and conditions imposed by the court that would enable him to be a stay-at-home father and financial provider for his family. , including house arrest and/or participation in an electronic monitoring program administered by the probation department.”
They argued that he did not pose a “lack of dangerousness” and would not be a flight risk, stating that they now had “extensive exculpatory evidence that was not presented to the jury.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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