Alex Murdaugh Placed in Secure Area of Prison For His Own Safety

Alex Murdaugh is being held in essentially the most safe space of a South Carolina jail … and it is all as a result of different inmates would possibly wanna take him down just a few notches attributable to his notoriety.

Murdaugh, who’s serving two life sentences after being convicted of murdering his spouse and 22-year-old son, is behind bars at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, SC, the place he is been positioned in a single cell.

The SC Department of Corrections tells TMZ … Murdaugh’s infamy may put him in danger — so, for essentially the most half, he is being evaded different inmates.

Murdaugh’s single cell is made of concrete with a metal mattress, bathroom and sink. It’s a stark distinction to the privileged way of life the disgraced powerhouse lawyer as soon as led.

We’re advised Murdaugh is underneath fixed surveillance and he isn’t even consuming with the opposite inmates. His meals are introduced on to his cell, the place he eats alone — that is how in peril jail officers really feel he’d be in common inhabitants.

Murdaugh’s solely going to be at Kirkland for 45 days … there’s an analysis interval earlier than he is assigned to a selected custody degree, and new jail. At that time, we’re advised he’ll get his meals in the cafeteria together with his fellow inmates, until a selected risk is made in opposition to him.

For now, although, we’re advised Murdaugh is being escorted by not less than one corrections officer every time he leaves his cell … and that is when he will get closest to different inmates, albeit for a particularly restricted window.

As far as creature comforts, he can have just a few. We’re advised he can purchase a TV for his cell and pay for telephone calls to household and associates.