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In prison, he'd be in A Block, B Block or C Block. But Brent Todd, home detainee, is more concerned about sunblock.
Forget about exposure to the harsh realities of prison life; for Todd it is all about exposure to harsh UV rays.
On day one of his 12-month sentence of home detention, Todd - dressed in a summer ensemble of singlet, shorts and electronic anklet - was seen lapping up the sun and lifting weights in the front yard of Matthew Ridge's Herne Bay home.
The judge in the case, Thomas Everitt, has promised he will be taking a personal interest in how Todd is dealing with home detention.
"I want to see how it's going, and how you are coping," he said at Friday's sentencing.
We can assure the judge that Todd has dealt just fine with day one, ensconsed on an airbed and sun towel.
Ridge and Todd will be flatmates for the next year while Todd completes his 12-month sentence of home detention after admitting charges relating to kickbacks he received from charity gaming funds supplied to sports organisations.
For Todd, it's been a major and high-profile fall from grace.
Under the terms of his home detention, he is allowed to continue working at Ridge's Auckland carwash business, Car-Fe, and as a bouncer at a nightclub.
Nevertheless, the sentence will be difficult for Todd as it means he will not be able to see his children in Australia.
Todd wasn't returning calls yesterday, and close friend April Ieremia was unsure how the former league star would manage his sentence.
She was still coming to terms with Friday's court appearance. "I have not been to district court before... it was a pretty interesting experience," she said.
Todd played 28 tests for the Kiwis between 1985 and 1993, and won Australia's 1989 rugby league grand final with the Canberra Raiders.
