Bryan Kohberger moved to solitary confinement outside Boise

(NewsNation) —Bryan Kohberger, who was sentenced to life in prison for the killings of four Idaho college students, is being housed in solitary confinement outside of Boise.

The convicted killer was moved to the restrictive block one week after being sentenced for the murders, the Idaho Department of Corrections confirmed to NewsNation.

Kohberger is now in long-term restrictive housing in the "J" block at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Long-term restrictive housing has single-person cells and limits outdoor recreation to one hour per day. Inmates are moved in restraints and provided a shower every other day. 

The block has access to religious services, communication through JPay, and can place commissary orders. The block houses up to 128 people in general population, protective custody, long-term restrictive housing and death row.

The prison, which opened in November 1989, houses "Idaho's most dangerous and volatile male residents and has a capacity of 535," the facility notes on its website. It is located within a double perimeter fence reinforced with razor wire and an electronic detection system.

Kohberger accepted a plea deal weeks before he was set to go to trial for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

That deal took the death penalty off the table in exchange for a guilty plea in which he also agreed to waive his appeals in the killings and burglary charges. 

The former graduate student was handed four life sentences last month.