After undergoing a protracted process to establish suitable housing in prison, Bryan Kohberger has been placed in long-term restrictive housing, where he’ll need to follow strict regulations concerning bathing, recreation time, and his movement within the facility.
Kohberger is serving multiple life sentences at Idaho Maximum Security Institution for the gruesome 2022 murders of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen.
What is Bryan Kohberger’s life like in prison?
Pleading guilty to the murders to evade the death penalty, Kohberger will reside alone and spend 23 hours a day inside. He will only have access to showers every other day and will be moved around in restraints.
“Bryan Kohberger is currently held in long-term restrictive housing on J Block at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution,” a spokesperson for the Idaho Department of Correction stated. “We wait until a person completes RDU to determine their classification, housing placement, and privileges.”
Chad Daybell is in the same prison block as Bryan Kohberger
One of Kohberger’s neighbors in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution’s J Block is another infamous killer.
Chad Daybell — on death row after being found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges related to the deaths of his first wife and two of his current wife Lori Vallow Daybell’s children — is also being held in the prison’s J Block.
About Bryan Kohberger’s prison
The Idaho Maximum Security Institution is designed to house extremely violent offenders. According to its website, it’s “Idaho’s most secure correctional facility.”
Some additional details about Kohberger’s gruesome slayings were unsealed following his July 23 sentencing.
Goncalves’ face was so “disfigured” that she was “unrecognizable,” according to documents, Oxygen reported. And an autopsy revealed that Kernodle, another one of Kohberger’s four victims, had more than 50 stab wounds.
While the J Block that Kohberger is housed in holds 128 inmates, total capacity at the prison is 535. The maximum security lockup is secured by a double-perimeter fence reinforced with razor wire and an electronic detection system.
