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 . The case has been closely watched by many in South Africa and around the world, with some calling it an example of how flawed our justice system can be. , there 's no question that conditions would be a far cry from those in the $ 560,000 home in the luxury Silverwoods Estate , on the outskirts of Pretoria , where he shot Steenkamp dead last year . A paraplegic inmate told the Wits Justice Project 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 . The case has been closely watched by many in South Africa and around the world, with some calling it an example of how flawed our justice system can be. A paraplegic inmate told the Wits Justice Project of being detained in awful conditions .