BOISE, Idaho – Convicted quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger woke up Thursday morning in an Idaho prison cell, now listed as a “termer” who will spend the rest of his life in prison.
An Ada County judge sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive life sentences Wednesday for the murder of Idaho college students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle.
Since his arrest in late December 2022, he’s been in a jail in Pennsylvania, the Latah County Jail in Moscow, Idaho and the Ada County Jail in Boise.
Now, he’s listed as inmate #163214 in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. The listing on the IDOC website says he’s in the medical unit.
Much has been made in recent days about Kohberger’s expected living conditions and if the IMSI will be his permanent home.
4 News Now reached out to ISMI Thursday to ask where Kohberger is likely to be held in the future.
A spokesperson responded: Once in IDOC custody, the person goes through a Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU) process to evaluate their needs and determine appropriate housing placement; this process takes 7-14 days. In this case, the RDU process is taking place in the medical unit at IMSI. We wait until a person completes the RDU process to determine their classification or housing placement.
IMSI is the state’s maximum security institution, located in Kuna, Idaho, just outside of Boise.
It’s home to Idaho’s execution chamber and the state’s most violent offenders.
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