Oliver Curtis on the snail trail to jail after conviction

OLIVER Curtis, the husband of PR queen Roxy Jacenko, has been locked in a police holding cell since last week as he awaits a bed in prison — a far cry from the couple’s usual luxury lifestyle.

Disgraced stockbroker Oliver Curtis is escorted to a prison van at the Supreme Court. Picture: AAP

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THE husband of PR queen Roxy Jacenko has been locked in a holding cell since last week — a far cry from the couple’s usual luxury lifestyle.

Sources have told The Daily Telegraph due to prison overcrowding, Oliver Curtis has been held in Surry Hills police station since last Friday when he was given a two-year jail sentence for insider trading with a one year non-parole period.

It is understood he has not yet been taken to Silverwater prison for classification because of “a current backlog” which has meant some prisoners have had to stay in the cells for up to 10 days.

His move may also have been delayed because of the need for extra protection due to his high profile.

Curtis arrives at court ahead of his sentencing earlier this month. Picture: AAP

The jailed stockbroker's wife Roxy Jacenko leaves court. Picture: John Grainger

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A typical holding cell at Surry Hills police station. Picture: Adam Taylor

Ideally, a prisoner will stay no longer than 48 hours in the police cells, which have a ­capacity for 41 people but have been known to house up to 60 prisoners at a time.

It means Curtis, 30, is ­unlikely to have had any contact with his glamorous publicist wife since their final hug at the Supreme Court dock.

There is limited access to visits or phone calls at the “busy” cells, the source said.

When allowed, these visits are typically restricted to legal visits, while phone calls are usually only to notify people of developments like bail results.

A source said Curtis would most likely be staying in a cell by himself unless there was ­another criminal who was deemed low risk enough to share with him.

The cells at Surry Hills Picture: Adam Taylor

Steve McMahon, chairman of the Prison Officer’s Branch of the Public Service Association, said overcrowding was causing all kinds of issues.

“Throughout the state every available bed is being used by a prisoner,” he said.

“Overcrowding in prisons is one of the major contributors to unrest and violence in prison, it also undermines the ­rehabilitation process.”

Curtis could be moved at any point to the Silverwater Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, where he will await classification and a bed.

He will be given his own master index number and an identity card needed for visits to buy supplies and get mail.

It is expected Curtis will be given a minimum security classification for his white-collar crime and will ­remain in Sydney where he can be close to his family, possibly at Long Bay.