Mr Alex Murdaugh is being held in the most secure area of a South Carolina prison and it’s all because other inmates might want to take him down a few notches due to his notoriety, TMZ reports.
Mr Alex Murdaugh, who is serving two life sentences after being convicted of murdering his wife and 22-year-old son, is behind bars at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, SC, where he’s been placed in a single cell.
The SC Department of Corrections revealed that Murdaugh’s infamy could put him at risk, so, for the most part, he’s being kept away from other inmates.
Murdaugh’s single cell is made of concrete with a steel bed, toilet and sink. It’s a stark contrast to the privileged lifestyle the disgraced powerhouse attorney once led.
According to the report by TMZ, Mr Alex Murdaugh is under constant surveillance and he’s not even eating with the other inmates. His meals are brought directly to his cell, where he eats alone that’s how in peril prison officials feel he’d be in general population.
Murdaugh’s only going to be at Kirkland for 45 days there’s an evaluation period before he’s assigned to a specific custody level, and new prison. At that point, we’re told he will get his meals in the cafeteria with his fellow inmates, unless a specific threat is made against him.
As far as creature comforts, he can have a few. He can buy a TV for his cell and pay for phone calls to family and friends.
So far, he hasn’t been attacked or even threatened, but Kirkland officials are not taking any chances he gets harmed on their watch, according to TMZ.