Masterson moved once more
BANG showbiz – February 19, 2024 / 12:17 pm | Historical past: 473109
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Danny Masterson has moved jail… once more.
The 'That 70s' actor, who was sentenced final September to 30 years in jail or life in jail after being convicted of raping two girls 20 years in the past, was transferred from North Kern State Jail to State Jail from Corcoran, California, on January 29, however after lower than two weeks within the high-security facility, he was transferred again to the California Males's Colony in San Luis Obispo, Deadline experiences.
Masterson was transferred over the previous week out of concern for “the well-being of the inmate” whereas at Corcoran, greatest identified for harboring infamous cult chief Charles Manson for 20 years earlier than his dying in 2017.
The Males's Colony is a medium and minimal safety facility and, in response to an outline on the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation web site, inmates “have the chance to make the most of elevated tutorial and profession/technical training, in addition to alternatives for private enchancment.” applications together with: cognitive behavioral remedy applications, substance abuse training, felony considering, anger administration, and household relationships.”
Final month, Masterson was denied bail whereas he appealed his case over fears he had “each incentive to flee.”
Los Angeles Superior Courtroom Decide Charlaine F. Olmedo wrote: “If the defendant's conviction and sentence are upheld on attraction, he’ll probably stay in custody for many years and maybe the remainder of his life.
“In gentle of the truth that the defendant has no spouse to return residence to, the defendant now has each incentive to flee and little cause to return to state jail and serve the rest of his prolonged sentence ought to his attraction shouldn’t be profitable.
The choice to disclaim bail comes after he appealed his rape conviction.
His legal professionals had stated final month: “The accused requests that this Courtroom grant bail on attraction and gives to adjust to the related phrases and situations imposed by the Courtroom to allow him to be a stay-at-home father and monetary supplier for his household, together with home arrest and/or participation in an digital monitoring program administered by the probation division.”
They argued that he was “non-dangerous” and wouldn’t be a flight threat, claiming that they now had “ample exculpatory proof that was not offered to the jury.”