Paul Pistorius is due to be sentenced for the negligent killing of Reeva Steenkamp . This raises the prospect that the double amputee may be given a prison sentence . South Africa 's prisons are notorious for overcrowding and poor sanitation , activists say . A paraplegic has accused the National Prison Service of being detained in awful conditions .
Oscar Pistorius is due to be sentenced for the negligent killing of Reeva Steenkamp . This raises the prospect that the double amputee may be given a prison sentence . South Africa 's prisons are notorious for overcrowding and poor sanitation , activists say . A paraplegic inmate told the Wits Justice Project of being detained in awful conditions .