Yesterday saw Vicki Momberg sentenced to jail, in what was a landmark ruling for the country.
She becomes the first person in South Africa to be given a prison sentence for crimen injuria, which is a “wilful injury to someone’s dignity, caused by the use of obscene or racially offensive language or gestures”.
If you’re wondering exactly what she did and said, you can see the k-word spew forth from her bek a whopping 48 times here.
Yeah, excuse me if my sympathies are limited.
Last night she spent her first night behind bars at Johannesburg Correctional Services Centre, which is apparently nicknamed ‘Sun City’, and Times LIVE spoke to the Department of Correctional Services about what’s in store for her.
Here are the responses from spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo:
So what are the chances that Momberg will spend the next two years in a single cell?
“Single cells are normally assigned to inmates involved in a number of activities such as studying or those with special needs. This will mean that allocation of cells is not done or determined by the crime committed‚” Nxumalo said…
“The lights are switched on at 5.30am in the morning then unlock will resume at 06.00. Inmates are then counted and served with breakfast‚” Nxumalo said.
What do the three daily meals consist of?
Breakfast in Sun City could be cereal with milk and sugar or bread with margarine and a spread along with some tea or coffee.
Lunch is usually bread with margarine and a spread again‚ along with a fruit drink or soup.
Nxumalo said dinner was usually a type of meat‚ starch and two veggies. This can be downed with a cup of tea or coffee.
Plenty of carbs in there – not sure Tim Noakes would approve.
Then again, when you’re locked up in jail for throwing around the k-word I reckon your diet is the least of your worries.
[source:timeslive]