RE Jerry Sandusky will be in the general population:

[Honeycombe8]

93. No, he's right. It's common knowledge. You ever watch "Lockup" or other documentaries

about prison? Wardens will put child molesters and child murderers separate from the general population frequently because of the harsh treatment other prisoners dole out to them.

The way I've heard it explained in those documentaries is that there is a hierarchy in prison, just like in the free world, only it's much more pronounced since prison is a smaller condensed reflection of society, and it's of course based on criminality. The top tier are the murderers of other adults. They're considered top dogs and are feared and respected. At the bottom of the rung are criminals who have hurt children. The other prisoners hate them and not worthy to be in their company. Also at the bottom are bizarre, horrific murderers, like Jeffrey Dahmer. It wasn't long before Dahmer was murdered in prison.

I'm speaking about male prisons. I'm not sure that female prisons have the same strong heirarchy. They might, but most documentaries focus on the male prisons, where there are far more violent criminals than in female prisons.

It depends on the prison, too, I'm sure. How many other violent offenders are there. But if Sandusky is kept in the general population, there's no doubt in my mind he'll be made to suffer by the other prisoners. Still, there are ways to keep tabs on prisoners, even if they're in the general population. For a while.