(KUNA, Idaho) -- Kristi Goncalves stared down Bryan Kohberger, who violently murdered her 21-year-old daughter Kaylee, telling him at his sentencing, "May you continue to live your life in misery. You are officially the property of the state of Idaho."
Now, the state of Idaho has sent Kohberger to the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna, the Idaho Department of Corrections confirmed to ABC News.
The facility is about 20 minutes outside Boise, where Kohberger appeared in court Wednesday to be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences plus 10 years for the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
This week, ABC News toured 30-year-old Kohberger's new home, which has the capacity to house 535 of some of the most dangerous and violent male offenders, including death row inmates.
But officials said they find the 49 inmates currently serving life sentences to be the "easiest to manage -- because this is home, and will always be home."
The tan, nondescript building has a double perimeter fence reinforced with razor wire and an electronic detection system.
All inmates abide by a regimented schedule that includes three meals a day (including vegan options), education programing, mentorships and recreation, officials said.
However, "a typical day is not typical," officials said, explaining that days sometimes get derailed by disorderly behavior. Fruit is restricted because some inmates use it to brew alcohol, sometimes 5 gallons at time, officials said.
Some inmates communicate with each other through the vents. A big request from inmates can be for a better or particular "vent-mate," officials said.
The prison has multiple layers of housing operations, including "close custody" -- the most restrictive, where inmates spend 23 hours a day in a cell and are moved in restraints -- and "protective custody," for those who might be at risk if placed elsewhere. "Protective custody" is often at the request of the inmate, officials said. There's also mental health housing and long-term restrictive housing.
The most restrictive common area has metal chairs and tables bolted to the floor with enclosures that look like cages for inmates to have video calls. Metal and cement enclosures are also scattered around the outdoor recreation area to be used as needed.
Before Kohberger is placed, his needs will be assessed in a process that can take between seven and 14 days, officials said. Kohberger will be kept isolated for his safety and the safety of others during that time, officials said.
Though Kohberger's case has concluded, a motive remains unknown. Moscow police said they don't know which victim was the specific target and have not found any link between Kohberger and the victims.
"You’re always wanting to get the families the why," but "sometimes they don’t get to have the why," James Fry, who was the Moscow police chief at the time of the murders, told ABC News on Wednesday.
But Fry says "new information could come out still."
"There’s always cases that, you know, 10 years later, somebody says something," he said.
ABC News' Jenna Harrison contributed to this report.
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