it is a pretty well known fact that child abusers do not get put in with the general population in jail. They may be criminals in jail, but they very much dislike child abuser's.
In saying that, it is too bad he won't be put in general population.
from an article- old 2013: "" Our guide was one of the program directors at the prison. Before we started the tour, she explained to us that the prison was divided into two key groups: the general population and protective custody. Protective custody is for people who are at risk of being hurt by people in the general population, such as child molesters and informants.
The two populations do not mix. In fact, my law school professor explained to us that some prisoners in the general population feel obligated as a matter of an ethical code to attack or kill anyone they meet from protective custody.""
link:
https://www.straight.com/news/512976/reasonable-doubt-prison-punishment