A YOUNG Mildura man who slipped back into using methamphetamine before he went on a spate of burglaries and car thefts in September last year has vowed to start a new life on his release from jail.

However, the pledge by 26-year-old Rodger Mitchell was cold comfort for some of his victims who attended Mildura Magistrates' Court on Friday to hear the accused will be released from custody in