(NewsNation) — NewsNation got an exclusive look inside Idaho’s maximum security prison where Bryan Kohberger will serve his life sentence for killing four Idaho college students.
Kohberger was transferred from the Ada County Jail to the Idaho Maximum Security Institution on Wednesday night after receiving four life sentences for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022.
NewsNation’s Brian Entin visited the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, 25 minutes south of Boise, on Tuesday to see the conditions in which Idaho’s most violent criminals live.
Idaho Maximum Security Institution
Kohberger will likely be held in long-term, restricted housing and what’s known as closed and protective custody. This type of housing is meant for prisoners who could be injured by inmates in the general population or who could hurt others.
Those inmates spend 23 hours a day inside their cells, with food and water fed through doors into their cells. When Entin was in the cellblock, he saw inmates engaging in a practice called “fishing,” which involves using strings from blankets or T-shirts to send notes under their doors.
Jail staff have tried to stop them from passing the notes by placing bean bags at the foot of the doors.
Bryan Kohberger’s prison rules
Inmates are allowed to sit at tables outside their cell but are either cuffed to the table or placed inside a cage, where they can use tablets for visitation.
Most inmates can purchase a tablet to keep in their cell for $100, which contains music, email, and movies. They can also buy a TV that comes with basic cable.
Prisoners get an hour outside each day in a courtyard surrounded by cement, but some inmates are placed in cages in the outdoor area because they are so dangerous.
NewsNation got a rare look inside the Idaho supermax prison where Bryan Kohberger will spend the rest of his life. 
Cells inside the Idaho Maximum Security Institution 
Inmates spend 23 hours a day inside their cells, with food and water fed through doors into their cells. 
They are allowed to sit at tables outside their cell but are either cuffed to the table or placed inside a cage, where they can use tablets for visitation. 
Most inmates can buy a tablet to have in their cell for $100 that contains music, email, and movies, and they can also buy a TV, which has basic cable. 
When Entin was in the cellblock, he saw inmates doing something called fishing, which is when they use strings from blankets or a T-shirt to send notes under their door. 
Prisoners get an hour outside each day in a courtyard surrounded by cement, but some inmates are placed in cages in the outdoor area because they are so dangerous. 
An outdoor cage at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution
Some inmates may also get time in the library or computer lab.
Sexual offenders and killers of young women and children can be especially at risk of being attacked by other inmates inside the supermax prison, which could be an issue for a high-profile inmate like Kohberger.
However, NewsNation learned that after their initial arrival, most inmates begin to fit in.
Kohberger will spend life in solitary confinement: Bondsman
NewsNation spoke with Kevin Corson, owner of Idaho Bonding Company, about what Kohberger may face at the supermax prison.
“He’s going to have to be segregated,” Corson said. “As you may know, people in prison don’t like people who hurt women or children, and he’s hurt women.
“And that’s not something that the inmates there take lightly. It’s something that is definitely going to put a target on his back.”
