Oscar Pistorius transferred to different prison
14 November 2016
Pretoria - Oscar Pistorius has been transferred from the Kgosi Mampuru II Prison to the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, the Department of Correctional Services confirmed on Monday.
Spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said this was after “very careful consideration of all important factors” led to the decision that the facility was best to accommodate him.
“The centre is used to accommodate offenders sentenced from 0 to 6 years and has rehabilitation and development programmes in place for all offenders in its care,” he said.
Since his imprisonment, Pistorius was being held at the remand detention centre, used to accommodate awaiting trials and sentenced offenders who need full time hospitalisation or health care, Nxumalo explained.