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Danny Masterson’s Initial Prison Routine Revealed as He Begins 30-Year to Life Sentence in State Prison

Danny Masterson has had quite the fall from grace since his days on That ’70s Show.

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Last month, the disgraced actor was sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions.

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Authorities said on Wednesday that the 47-year-old has been admitted to North Kern State Prison.

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His first prison mug shot shows Masterson wearing orange prison attire, with long hair and a beard.

Back in June, Masterson was convicted of raping two women in his Los Angeles home in 2003.

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A few months later, in September, a judge sentenced him to 30 years to life in prison. 

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Weeks later, his wife, actor Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce after nearly 12 years of marriage.

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Masterson’s lawyers have said that they plan to appeal the conviction.

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It will be more than 25 years before the That ’70s Show alum will be eligible for parole.

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He was being held in Los Angeles County jail in the months while post-sentencing hearings were held and issues resolved, including the turnover of all the guns he owned.

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Following his arrival in prison, the schedule for the first few months of his sentence has been revealed.

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According to the official procedures for the prison, Masterson has to go through a reception and classification process that started on Wednesday.

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That process–which began when he entered North Kern State Prison in Delano, CA–could take up to 90 days.

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According to reports from TMZ, during this time, Masterson will be in what’s called privilege group U.

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This group has strict restrictions, including no family visits, limited entertainment access, and no access to personal property.

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According to the CA Department of Corrections, Masterson also gets one phone call within the first week of entering the facility.

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But, for the remainder of his time in group U, he only gets one call per month.

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The actor still has access to things like the yard and recreation services, but he won’t get his full prison privileges until the classification process has been completed.

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TMZ reports that sources close to the situation say Masterson demonstrated “exceptional strength of mind and spirit” during his time in the L.A. County jail.

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The disgraced star is said to be feeling hopeful about his chances of winning his appeal.

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Some of Masterson’s friends and former costars caught a lot of heat for supporting the actor prior to his conviction.

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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were the most notable, writing letters of support for Masterson during his trial.

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In response to the backlash, the couple posted an Instagram video describing how the letters came about and said that they were written as a favor to Masterson’s family.

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“A couple months ago Danny’s family reached out to us and they asked us to write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years, so that the judge could take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing,” Kutcher said in the video.

“The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury’s ruling,” Kunis added.

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The couple went on to say that they never intended for the letters to be made public and apologized to the victims in Masterson’s case.

“They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way,” Kutcher said.

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Following the backlash, Ashton stepped down from the board of the anti-sex abuse organization he co-founded in 2009 with ex-wife Demi Moore.