I have read that the rumor is that the old fashioned “inmates take care of getting justice for child killers” is old and outdated. Still repeated as a leftover cliche but no longer applies to as many prisoners in 2025.
I have no way of verifying if that is true.
I did a search on Google for “do prisoners still attack child killers in prison” and found some cases are that higher protective custody work by the prison hierarchy means fewer prisoners get to do anything to the perps.
“...while the culture of violence against child killers remains strong in prison, institutional efforts to prevent these incidents by segregating offenders are a major factor in their survival.”
I think prison justice is a myth except in one area..if a white guy did this to a black kid his life would be over probably in days.