I thought offenders like this were kept segregated from the general population precisely bto keep them from getting stabbed like this.
Saw this on Reddit:
Ex federal prisoner here-
They not only knew it was going to happen, but more than likely what "car" was going to do it. (A "car" is the term for what group or "faction" an inmate belongs to. If you're in a penitentiary, you're in a car. Period. Even if it's the "independent" car. if you're not in a car, then you're in the SHU).
This guy is a prize takedown for any car. He is "work". Whoever got to pummel him has his "work" put in ten-fold. The CO's knew this 100%. He's a very high-profile predator. You can only "check yourself in" to the SHU so many times before you're literally kicked out of it, or moved to another facility or literally just do something that gets you a "shot" so that you're put in there for a certain amount of time.
This guy was systematically and purposefully shot out into GP. There is zero question. They knew who had the top bid on assaulting him. No one who is penitentiary status and a sexual predator is going to go without an assault on them. These guys will literally wait for people to get out of the SHU just to do it, for fun or for work.