By Alex Greig PUBLISHED: 13:21 EST, 3 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:55 EST, 4 August 2013 NBC's Matt Lauer has been denied an interview with recently convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro and turned away from the Ohio prison where Castro is being held. Lauer traveled to Cleveland to conduct a jailhouse interview with Castro, who was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years for his crimes against Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. Instead, Lauer's request was declined by Cuyahoga County Sheriff Frank Bova in no uncertain terms. Exclusive: Matt Lauer (left) was seeking an interview with Ariel Castro (right) the day after his conviction
@highlight
Matt Lauer was seen being turned away from the Ohio prison where Ariel Castro is being held
@highlight
According to reports, Lauer had secured an exclusive interview with the kidnapper and rapist
@highlight
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Frank Bova told Lauer 'I won't allow it'
A spokesperson for Ohio's prisons department says @placeholder will be isolated from the greater prison population for his own safety at the beginning of his sentence due to the high profile nature of his case.