Notorious family wrecker Alex Murduff spends his days in a maximum security prison reading fan mail, writing letters, playing games and watching television.
Newly released selfies of the convicted killer have given the public a glimpse into life as an inmate at South Carolina’s McCormick Correctional Institution – where he is serving two life sentences for the murders of his son Paul, 22, and wife Maggie, 52.
Murdaugh, 54, is in protective custody at the prison along with 28 other inmates considered to be at risk of violence if housed with the general public – such as ex-cops and sex offenders.
‘When he came in, he obviously had a lot of notoriety and he was kind of a celebrity, but he got along with everybody in the pod,’ his lawyer Jim Griffin told Fox News Digital.
Murdoff lives away from other inmates in his unit, who have committed ‘horrific sex crimes’, according to Griffin.
Alex Murdoff, 54, is in protective custody at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina.
Inmates in protective custody have their own 8-by-10-foot cell with a bed, toilet and sink.
According to his lawyer, Moordoff spends some of his time reading letters from admirers
However, he has a ‘small group’ with whom he interacts regularly, watching television or playing cards or checkers.
CourtTV is the channel of choice in prisons, Griffin said.
Inmates in protective custody have their own 8-by-10-foot room with a bed, toilet and sink.
From 9 am to 4 pm they are allowed to roam the communal area of the pod with a small court yard.
Additionally, inmates each have their own tablet for phone calls, email and limited Internet access; Each email costs $0.25.
Tablets can only be used at scheduled times and only for authorized purposes including access to secure messaging system, telephone calls, staff requests, canteen orders, law library, documents/notices provided by SCDC, entertainment subscription (music), movies, games, books, etc.), and educational resources,’ according to the Department of Corrections.
Moordoff spends some of his time reading letters from admirers, his lawyer previously told News Nation in May.
Griffin claimed, ‘I have 901 letters from people in 28 states, 99 percent of whom saw the trial and believed in his innocence.’
A correspondent, named Nicolette K., wrote to Murdoff on March 12: ‘…I think I love you…’ and ‘I think about you all day every day.’
Murdoff’s fans have even reportedly sent him money for his commissary — where inmates can buy soda, snacks and toiletries.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) operates a cashless system for inmates, but friends and family can deposit funds into their commissary accounts.
Murdaugh still does not have visitation privileges and also spends his days writing to friends, who he is still trying to convince of his innocence, and his remaining son Buster.
The public has gotten some glimpses of their relationship thanks to released prison calls, but Griffin said Murdoff doesn’t make many calls because he knows he’s being recorded.
‘He communicated with Buster by letter and I relayed messages to Buster, and that was the limit of communication
Despite concerns for his safety, Murdaugh wants to visit the general public in prison, according to his lawyer. Inmates in protective custody cannot participate in benefit programs that include upholstered furniture and powder coating metal products.
He is said to take the opportunity to be harmed by other inmates rather than be isolated.
His lawyer Griffin said: ‘He thinks he can be productive in the general public. To be honest with you, he’d rather take his chance in the yard than rot indoors.’
Murdoff’s fans even sent him money for his commissary — where inmates can buy soda, snacks and toiletries.
Inmates each have their own tablet (not pictured) for phone calls, email and limited internet access; Each email costs $0.25
McCormick Correctional Institution has a violent and chaotic history that includes inmate riots, inmates being killed in their cells, and drug smuggling via drones.
Griffin, who is appealing his conviction, added that Murdoff ‘doesn’t have a death wish’ and is ‘looking forward to the day he gets out of prison.’
McCormick Correctional Institution has a violent and chaotic history that includes inmate riots, inmates being killed in their cells, and drug smuggling via drones.
The disgraced lawyer was transferred to the prison’s statewide protective custody after a 45-day evaluation at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Murdaugh’s attorney for comment on this story.
In June 2021 Murdoff killed his wife Maggie and son Paul in their home – shooting them with two different weapons before calling 911 and claiming he had discovered the bodies. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in March after a blockbuster six-week trial.
He faces a hearing at the time of the murder that may reveal he later admitted to stealing $8.5 million from his South Carolina law firm.
He has always denied any involvement and is in the process of appealing his conviction.