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: Even if you only qualify for the residential program, you still probably have nothing to worry about. If you are wondering if you should take the Sex Offender Treatment Program, you need to think about whether you feel you need help. It can be a great opportunity to receive that help. But risk can come along with participating in such programs. Most Psychology Department staff leading SOTP programs honestly want to help those in their groups. But the Federal Bureau of Prisons does have a dark history of abusing these groups by using them as a mechanism to collect the admissions necessary to civilly commitment offenders. This is well documented in the Butner Study and the research and articles that have been published about it. Today, more than a decade later, it appears as though the BOP has stopped using the SOTP programs for such nefarious purposes. If you want to balance your own safety while still taking the SOTP program, feel free to participate in sex offender treatment. But do not admit new victims or discuss a mental inability to control yourself or to stop yourself from reoffending.