On September 5, 2008, Hans Reiser arrived at San Quentin State Prison to begin his sentence. Reiser tried to appeal his second-degree murder conviction on October 30, 2008. The request was denied by Judge Larry Goodman on November 13, 2008. On January 10, 2009, it was reported that Reiser was recovering after having been beaten by several prisoners. On January 28, 2009, he was transferred to Mule Creek State Prison. In February 2011, he was transferred to Pleasant Valley State Prison. Reiser is housed at the Correctional Training Facility near Soledad, California, with a tentative parole eligibility date of March 2023 after parole had been denied for three years following a parole suitability hearing on March 5, 2020.