Title: Survive Prison As A Sex Offender | Prisoner Resources
Headings: Surviving Prison as a Sex Offender
Surviving Prison as a Sex Offender
Sex Offenders in Prison
Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP) Prisons
Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP) Prisons in the Federal Bureau of Prison
Administrative Security Sex Offender Prisons
Low Security Sex Offender Prisons
Medium Security Sex Offender Prisons
High Security Sex Offender Prisons
Sex Offender Treatment Programs in Federal Prisons
Non-Residential Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP-NR)
Residential Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP-R)
How to Prepare for Prison
First Day in Federal Prison
Prison Life
Communicating with the Outside World
Health and Wellness
Special Prison Survival Tactics

Content: If you are at a low security federal prison or a SOMP facility, this will probably not occur. Those in low security tend to be preparing to go home and don't want to risk their release when it comes time for halfway house decisions to be made. At SOMP facilities, there are so many sex offenders (often upwards of 40% of the total population) that the yards are easy and the stigma is significantly reduced. If you are housed at a non-SOMP medium or high security federal prison, the risk of assault can be higher, largely due to prison politics. At some easier medium security federal prisons you might be able to walk the yard and only be ostracized and excluded, but it can be a risky gamble. It is at the high security federal prison level where you will have problems. It would be better to "check in" (ask to go into protective custody) and to await a transfer to an easier, ideally SOMP, yard. Tougher sorts might opt to fight it out, but this is a dangerous gamble. Your chances of being civilly committed as a sex offender are slim to none. Only those with a hands-on offense (either instant or prior) are eligible for civil commitment.