Danny Masterson is not in the general prison population, same group where O.J., Suge stayed

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Danny Masterson won't be like all the regular people behind bars while he awaits sentencing...we've learned he'll be in the same area where some high profile inmates have stayed in the past.< /p>

Law enforcement tells TMZ...that the 'That '70s Show' actor is not locked up with the general population at the L.A. County Men's Central Jail, despite being awaits sentencing for his rape conviction. Instead, we're told he's being kept in "administrative segregation" for his safety.

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Our sources say he is in the same unit where some very famous inmates have stayed...including Suge Knight and O.J. Simpson.

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As we reported, DM was convicted of two counts of rape that he was facing...the jury was deadlocked on the third count. The verdict was delivered this week in Los Angeles... after his first trial ended in a mistrial.