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 This Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Bill Cosby, after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for sexual assault. "We are taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure Mr. Cosby's safety and general welfare in our institution," said Corrections Secretary John Wetzel. "The long-term goal is for him to be placed in the general population to receive the programming required during his incarceration." Amy Worden, press secretary for the state Department of Corrections, said new inmates go through an evaluation process that lasts between weeks and months to determine which prison is best suited for each inmate. From there, Cosby could be transported to any number of facilities, as most of them are American Disability Act-certified and also house elderly inmates, according to Worden. SCI Laurel Highlands is the state Correction Department's provider to inmates with special needs, including those requiring long-term care, though it also houses a general prison population, according to its website. Inmates in the general population have highly regimented day-to-day schedules, Worden said, and those in protective custody do, too.
– Inmate NN7687, otherwise known as Bill Cosby, spent his first night behind bars at Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institute at Phoenix on Tuesday. CNN takes a look at the maximum security prison, which opened in June in suburban Philadelphia some 20 miles from Cosby's home and has 3,830 beds. The network describes it as "state of the art," with a prison official touting its "advanced security features, environmentally efficient infrastructure, and modern work and housing spaces." While the AP noted the 81-year-old might not serve the entirety of his three- to 10-year sentence there, prison officials on Wednesday announced SCI Phoenix is where he will remain. The AP reports he's currently in a cell by himself that's located near the infirmary. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel says the ultimate goal is to move him into the general population, but that his safety is paramount. A rep for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections tells PennLive the oldest inmates in the state are two 91-year-olds; anyone over 50 is classified as elderly, and most of the state's facilities are Americans With Disabilities Act-certified.