A 22-year-old has shown that it is possible to turn it all around after he left prison last year. Leo Deacon moved away from the Gwent valleys to start a new life in Bridgend, and has been encouraged by his new community by realising that things really can get better.
According to Newport Magistrate's Court, Leo was sentenced to 52 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to breaching a criminal behaviour order, sending an indecent/offensive communication and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. But he is hoping that the work he has done on himself will mean it does not happen again.
Two months after coming out of prison Leo was at risk of becoming homeless due to some issues going on in his family home. He ended up seeking help from a charity working to end homelessness - Emmaus.
