What life in jail is like for accused childcare rapist Joshua Brown

Accused childcare sex predator Joshua Brown is held in isolation, with a source saying he will not be allowed to mix with other prisoners: “If they put him out in mainstream, he would be dead”.

Accused childcare sex predator Joshua Brown will be under the highest level of security and isolation inside jail.

Brown has been in a maximum security environment since his May arrest and charging over 70 sex offences, including rape, at a Point Cook early learning centre.

Child sex offenders and those accused of such crimes are the most endangered inmates in the corrections system.

One corrections source said the 26-year-old Brown’s movements and contact with others would be extremely restricted.

“If they put him out in mainstream, he would be dead. (Crimes against) kids are taboo in the underworld,” the source said.

“He would have no contact with anyone other than staff. They would not put him out to mix with any other prisoners.”

Joshua Brown will not be allowed to mix with other prisoners. Picture: Supplied

The source said Mr Brown’s access to visits would be severely restricted.

That regime will be potentially in place for a long time as the police investigation into Mr Brown’s activities goes on.

More than 1200 families have been urged to test their children for infectious diseases as a result of the accusations against Mr Brown.

Police say some of the alleged victims were aged as young as five months.