Rare Tour of Oscar’s Prison

The size of the cell is about the length of a single bed. There’s barely enough space to turn around and only the bare essentials are fitted into the room.This is the type of cell both Oscar Pistorius and Radovan Krejcir spent time in at the Kgosi Mampuru II correctional centre.

The tiny bed is covered in a blue sheet and opposite the bed is what looks like a cabinet, small enough to store toiletries and tiny items.Attached to the wall facing the door is a small silver basin.There are blue cotton curtains high up on the wall. High enough so the inmate cannot see what may be going on outside. The yellow walls bring a much needed dose of light to an otherwise depressing building.

Pistorius and Krejcir were the prison’s most famous inmates during the time they were incarcerated. The former athlete spent a year of his five-year term in the prison for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Krejcir was recently found guilty of kidnapping, drug dealing and attempted murder and spent some time in the prison before being transferred. A wall separated the two inmates.Their cells were situated in the hospital wing of the prison, since Pistorius is a double amputee and Krejcir suffers from various illnesses.

Pistorius and Krejcir also shared a bathroom, along with other inmates on that floor.

The bathroom is bigger than the cells the inmates sleep in and has one white bath. There are rails fitted for the inmates to use if their balance is not steady. The bathroom has a concrete floor which is not fitted with any tiling. Those are the only prominent features of the room.

The media were given unprecedented access to the prison, even allowing cellphones and cameras inside.