Danny Masterson, known for his role in “That ’70s Show,” has transferred to California’s Corcoran State Prison, where infamous inmates such as Charles Manson were previously held. The transfer comes after Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life for the rape of two women. He was found guilty on two counts of rape in a May 2023 retrial, and was subsequently sentenced to three decades to life that September. California state prison records indicate that he will be eligible for parole at the age of 66 in July 2042.
Corcoran State Prison is a maximum-security male-only facility that first opened in 1988. It held a variety of controversial inmates, such as serial killers Charles Manson and Rodney Alcala. It was also the temporary home of Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
Previously, Masterson resided at the Los Angeles County jail and then North Kern State Prison. He was denied bail last week by Judge Charlaine Olmedo. Masterson’s attorneys, Clifford Gardner and Eric Multhaup, argued that he was willing to “comply with any relevant terms and conditions imposed by the Court that enable him to be an at-home parent and financial provider for his family, including house arrest and/or participation in an electronic monitoring program administered by the probation department.”
The judge determined Masterson was a flight risk with no wife to go home to and had no reason to return to prison. The news comes amid Masterson’s ongoing divorce proceedings with Bijou Phillips, an actress. If you need further information, advice, or help regarding sexual harassment, rape, and assault in the UK, visit Rape Crisis. In the US, you can visit RAINN
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