The Mendez brothers had asked to be placed in the same prison, but this was initially denied, and each of them was placed in separate facilities. The brothers had developed their share of fans and admirers throughout their multi-year, highly-televised court proceedings and both of them have gotten married while incarcerated, and Lyle has actually been wed twice (via Town & Country).

According to Newsweek, in 2018, Lyle was transferred from northern California’s Mule Creek State Prison, down to San Diego’s, R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility. This was the same facility where his brother was detained, and it was the first time in over 20 years that the Menendez brothers were in the same place, however, they were housed in separate units.

Later that year, the brothers were assigned to the same housing unit. “Just because they’re in the same unit doesn’t mean they’ve had contact yet, but it’s a programming facility, meaning the inmates participate in rehabilitation programs and have the ability to interact with one another,” prison spokeswoman Terry Thornton told the New York Daily News.