A Judge has been told a homeless man who has spent 84 of the past 120 months behind bars including eight Christmas’s has a plan to turn his life around once he is released.
The lawyer for Joe Reginald Carriage told the court her client has arranged to move to Nowra and start a business helping young people mistreated in custody like he was.
The 44-year-old pleaded guilty to several charges relating to the possession of two knives in public and hindering police.
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Judge Michael Love sentenced him to 12 months jail for the offences but set a non-parole period of four months.
He told Carriage he is very hopeful that the plan is successful.
