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An ex-inmate has spoken out about what jail could be like for the man accused of killing mother-of-three Samantha Murphy.
Police arrested Patrick Orren Stephenson, 22, on Wednesday in the Ballarat suburb of Mount Clear - about 5km from Ms Murphy's Ballarat East home in Victoria.
Stephenson, who has no connection to the Murphy family, was charged with murdering the mother-of-three on Thursday afternoon.
The arrest and murder charge marked the first significant breakthrough in what became Victoria's highest priority police inquiry since the 51-year-old vanished without a trace after leaving her home for a run in nearby Woowookrung Regional Park at about 7am on February 4.
On Friday, he was taken from Ballarat to a prison in Melbourne.
Reformed bank robber Russell Manser, who served 23 years behind bars in prisons across the country, said Stephenson is likely to be housed in a 'protective unit' that would safeguard him from the anger of other inmates.
'He'll be a protected species,' Mansen said.
'He will be out of sight and out of range for anyone to bash him or do anything bad to him.
Mum-of-three Smanatha Murphy (pictured) vanished without a trace on February 4 at about 7am after leaving her Ballarat east home for a run in nearby Woowookrung Regional Park
Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Patrick Orren (pictured) Stephenson with the murder of Ms Murphy
Reformed bank robber Russell Manser (pictured) has revealed how he will be treated in prison
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