Another report, by the Adolescent Forensic Health Service, found that 96 young people had died since being released from juvenile justice centres in Victoria between 1988 and 1999. Jacinta Heffey, the coroner who examined Andrew Charles' death, found he had been released from prison with little consideration of his support structures. An examination of his record would have disclosed a disturbed, homeless young man who was attempting to resolve his drug and psychological problems. Evidence of the conversation with a correctional officer during the drive from the prison to the station discloses a lost young man in need of support and help from the system. However, there is no indication of any pre-release plan dealing with his accommodation, health or family issues and potential employment.
Similar problems exist when youths are let out of juvenile justice centres.
Grass-roots welfare services do not have the resources to see everyone who needs help. The Inside Out Project operates from an old church building in Collingwood. Its seven staff work long and irregular hours with more than 110 males aged between 15 and 17. The Brosnan Centre in Brunswick cares for offenders aged between 17 and 25 released from youth centres and adult prisons. All three services say they can't meet the demand with their current budgets.