the 25-year-old former new england patriots tight end was sentenced to life in prison without parole on wednesday for murder .
after the sentence was read , hernandez was taken to mci cedar junction prison in walpole to begin his sentence .
the 700-inmate all-male prison is located just across the freeway from gillette stadium , where he used to play for the patriots .
hernandez will be transferred in the coming weeks or months to another prison in shirley , massachusetts .