Danny Masterson’s now resides at Corcoran State Prison in Central California — aka CSP-COR. The New York Post reported Masterson is housed in the Level 4 maximum security housing unit. According to COR’s website, the SHU holds “inmates whose conduct endangers the safety of others or the security of the institution.” It’s likely Masterson’s celebrity status, combined with the sexual nature of his crimes, determined he’d require extra protection or supervision, as the Post noted.
Masterson can enroll in educational and self-help programs during his 30-year stay. In addition, he has the chance to earn $12 to $56 per month. COR employs offenders in various positions within the institution’s dairy farm, laundry, healthcare facility, and maintenance department. The prison aims to reintegrate inmates back into society “by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs.”
Like the majority of today’s prisons, COR operates above capacity. According to the February 2023 CDR report, the facility is designed for 3,115 inmates but houses 3,443. The overcrowding, combined with staff shortages and the severity of crimes, makes COR’s SHU a dangerous place to be. In 2013, California inmates went on hunger strike in protest of SHU prison conditions. Per KALW, the demonstration resulted in the death of Billy Sell. He was incarcerated in the COR SHU for 24 years. His death was officially ruled a suicide, but some blame inadequate care.
