Prison officials at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada reportedly moved former NFL running back O.J. Simpson into confined housing Thursday after he was granted parole after serving nine years of a 33-year maximum sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas.
On Friday, a Lovelock representative confirmed to TMZ Sports that Simpson was removed from the general population to ensure his safety from "opportunists" looking to harm him before his release from the facility, which could occur as early as Oct. 1.
"It's in the best interest of O.