Despite what many consider to be a light punishment for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius continues to pay for his transgression in other ways.
The double-amputee Olympic sprinter is scheduled to be released from Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, South Africa, on Monday and be placed under house arrest. He will have spent 10 months of a five-year sentence behind bars for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early morning hours of Valentine's Day, 2013.
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CNN reported the financial toll the legal issues have taken on Pistorius.
"But regardless of what happens, the drawn-out legal battle will continue to cost Pistorius financially. His lawyers are some of South Africa's most well-known -- and the most expensive. The sponsorships are gone, and many of his cars and property have been sold as the legal battle continues. This is not just a legal fight for him; it will be a financial fight as well," CNN reported.
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The 28-year-old Pistorius will go to the home of his uncle to serve the remainder of his sentence. He will be allowed to leave the house for work, community service or to attend important family events, Reuters reported.
Reuters described Pistorius' new home as "a high-walled manor in the leafy suburb of Waterkloof that features more than a dozen bedrooms, a private gym, outdoor swimming pool and landscaped gardens."
"It's more like mansion arrest," said a man identified by Reuters only as Christopher, 31. He is a security guard who works on Arnold's road but lives in a basic two room flat in a rundown suburb of Johannesburg.
Pistorius still could return to prison if prosecutors are successful on an appeal of his culpable homicide conviction. The state wants the South African Court of Appeals to overturn the culpable homicide charge and replace it with a murder conviction that would carry a minimum, 15-year sentence.
Regardless of that fact hanging over Pistorius, experts on prison life say the "Blade Runner" could have a tougher life than many believe, according to Reuters.
"Many people don't understand the very serious impact prison can have on your life and the challenges afterwards, no matter where you live," said Jacques Sibomana, spokesman for NICRO, an organization helping to re-integrate offenders.
"The social stigma Oscar will face could be very psychologically traumatic. The punishment lives with you."
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