What We Know About Alex Murdaugh's Life In Prison So Far

The notoriety surrounding the Alex Murdaugh murder case greatly affected what the convicted double-murder’s life was like at the Kirkland Correctional Institution while awaiting his permanent maximum-security prison assignment. Most notably, over safety concerns, Murdaugh was kept separate from other inmates. Kirkland cells are made from concrete with only a steel bed, toilet, and sink. While there, Murdaugh’s meals were brought to him in his cell, unlike other inmates who dined together in the prison cafeteria. No known threats were made on his life in his time spent at the Kirkland facility.

Once sentenced, Murdaugh was assigned an inmate number from the South Carolina Department of Corrections. At Kirkland, Murdaugh was reportedly assigned to XDL dorm in room number 0043, bunk A. According to Chrysti Shain (via Greenville News) Murdaugh was not held in strict solitary confinement — though he was the only inmate assigned to his cell. Once at a new location, Murdaugh will likely enjoy the same freedoms of movement allowed to other maximum-security inmates. He might earn a medium security level designation after seven years of good behavior, Shain said.

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