Danny Masterson and a photo of the maximum security housing unit in Corcoran State Prison where he will be housed for the next 30 years to life.
Danny Masterson has been transferred to Corcoran State Prison. Located in Central California, Masterson will be housed in the Level 4 maximum security housing unit in the prison.
According to California online inmate records, Danny Masterson’s first eligibility date for parole is 2042. He will be 66 years of age. The eligibility date is subject to change. For example, if Masterson is charged and a convicted on a gun crime, he will receive more prison time and his parole eligibility date would change.
Masterson’s victims have the legal right to attend the parole hearing (if it is granted) and present their case as to why Masterson should not be paroled.
The CDCR information:
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It’s interesting that Masterson is in maximum security. I seem to recall reading once that this is policy when you are serving a long sentence regardless of whether you’re a first-time offender or whether you’re a hardened criminal. That’s what happened to another celebrity cult rapist, Nxivm leader Keith Raniere, who’s serving a 120 year sentence in federal custody.
And Masterson is at one of the garden spots of the California penal system. Corcoran has a reputation for brutal guards who frequently shoot inmates. Interestingly, it was the residence of former Scientologist Charles Manson for nearly thirty years.
Masterson is undoubtedly miserable right now. As a first-time convict, he’s easy prey for hardened criminals that make up most of the maximum security population. He’s probably been tested to see if he will fight back. And fighting generally gets everyone involved sent to the Secure Housing Unit (“solitary confinement”) for a while, even if you didn’t start it. Because of his wealth and fame, I’d bet that other inmates figure that his commissary account is constantly kept full, so he’ll be under pressure to buy all sorts of goodies for his new buddies, which would leave him nothing — no snacks, no CD player, no postage stamps. And, like the Sea Org slaves that served him at Celebrity Centre, no razors, shaving cream, toilet paper or soap.
There may be a ray of sunshine for Masterson — there’s a small wing called the Protective Housing Unit where they keep prisoners that are in danger of being offed by the general population. That could be for snitches or gang dropouts, or it could be for unusual situations like a famous former actor who can’t fight his way out of danger. That’s where Charles Manson was kept, so it could be that Masterson might even be in Manson’s old cell, reinforcing the Scientology connection.
In response to John P. Capitalist, Corcoran is a multi-level prison. According to the details on the CDCR website, it houses Level 1 (minimum) as well as Levels 3 and 4 (most “maximum”, although 4 is very serious).
Looking at the CDCR Classification Sheet, I have to assume that he’s in Level 3 at this time, due to the fact that he won’t get extra points for being young, having any prior arrests, any gang affiliations, any points added for disciplinary issues in prior stays, etc. The number of years he is to serve gets multiplied by 2, but the max points they allocate to that section is 50 points max (even though 30 x 2 = 60, only 50 points will be placed for this section). The cutoff points for level 4 is 60 points, and he won’t have that many, unless he got into some trouble since he was remanded into custody last May.
Therefore, I’m pretty sure he is a Level 3 prisoner at this time. As a convicted sex offender, he will never be able to go to a level 1 yard (minimum security) or be able to be assigned outside of the security perimeter (he will have an “R” suffix). He will always be at a level 2 (medium security) or above yard, unless there are future changes to the CDCR Inmate Classification System.
I’m actually in the Protective Housing Unit. After the Paul Flores incident last fall, the last thing the CDCR needs right now is a celebrity like myself getting ‘wet up.’ (I am really enjoying using this new prison slang, you know the old ‘when in Rome’ thing!)
Anyway, it’s not really that bad, and I have adapted quite well. Thanks for your concern.
Toodle-loo!,
Danielle Masterson, CDRC # BW7253
Excellent update, thanks