Are child molesters kept separate from the general population in California state prisons?

Answer 1

Prison overcrowding creates problems in maintaining adequate and sufficient buffer zones for inmate protection however every effort is made to prevent violence against inmates. Prisons in truth are run by the prisoners and not by the staff. If the lines are crossed or the code is broken someone will suffer. Sexual predators are often the targets within the system. Murders are high in the prison heirarchy. Sexual offenders are at the lowest rung of the ladder. Are sex offenders officially sequestered in CA state prisons - no. However, if they request Protective Custody status, they are housed separately from the general population.