What a Jack County Projected Release Date Means
TDCJ uses the exact label Projected Release Date. Its official projected-release definition says Classification and Records calculates when a person is projected to leave incarceration if not paroled sooner. The offense title and offense date affect the calculation. The result is an estimate or statutory projection, not evidence that release occurred.
The TDCJ definition makes the conditional nature of the date visible before a searcher treats it as a promise. These labels matter in Jack County because the county Law Enforcement Center and John R. Lindsey Unit sit near each other but belong to separate systems. TDCJ date rules can apply to Lindsey Unit. They do not calculate an ordinary county-jail bond release or the end of a local jail sentence.
- Projected Release Date
- A TDCJ calculation of when incarceration may end if parole does not occur first.
- Parole Eligibility Date
- The date a case may become eligible for Board review, not a release date.
- Maximum Expiration Date
- The sentence endpoint used when earlier release rules do not apply or approval is denied.
- Scheduled Release Date
- A later operational date calculated after release authorization reaches Classification and Records.
- Discharge Date
- The date the sentence ends, including incarceration and any later parole or mandatory supervision.
Find a Jack County Projected Release Date
Start with the court result or custody agency. A person awaiting trial may have no fixed release date at all. A sentenced TDCJ inmate may have several state date fields, while a county detainee’s departure can depend on a bond, dismissal, order, credit, hold, or transfer.
- For a TDCJ commitment, search the TDCJ Inmate Information Search by last name and first initial, seven-digit TDCJ number, or SID number. Gender and race can refine a name search.
- Open the matching detail and copy the label with the date. Do not shorten Projected Release Date, Parole Eligibility Date, Maximum Expiration Date, or Scheduled Release Date into one generic “release date.”
- If the person is missing or older state history is needed, email TDCJ at pia@tdcj.texas.gov with the full name and TDCJ number, or exact birth date when the number is unknown.
- For a Jack County jail case, call 940-567-2221 and obtain the Sheriff’s existing release or custody-movement record. Retrieve the bond order, judgment, sentence, dismissal, or commitment from the correct clerk.
- After a favorable parole vote, call TDCJ Review and Release Processing at 512-406-5202 to distinguish approval from a completed or scheduled release.
TDCJ says its public current-inmate search updates on working days and the information is at least 24 hours old. A missing result does not prove release. The person may have left TDCJ, may never have entered it, or may be held by a county, federal, immigration, or another authority.
Jack County TDCJ Date Labels
A current TDCJ detail can include location, conviction and offense data, parole-review information, and more than one release-related date. Each field describes a different stage. Reading the label accurately prevents eligibility or planning data from becoming a false claim of departure.
| Label or record | What it establishes | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Projected Release Date | The state calculation if release does not happen sooner | Physical departure or final discharge |
| Parole Eligibility Date | When review may become available under the governing rules | Approval or a gate date |
| Scheduled Release Date | A date calculated after the release certificate and audit stage | A guarantee that plans cannot change |
| Release-status line | Processing information after a favorable Board vote | A county-jail bond or dismissal |
| Sheriff booking-out record | The recorded county custody movement | A TDCJ sentence calculation |
How Texas Calculates Jack County State Dates
For a mandatory-supervision-eligible offense committed before September 1, 1996, TDCJ describes the projected point as the time when flat time plus good time equals the sentence, unless parole occurs first. Eligible offenses committed on or after that date can require discretionary Board approval. A denial can move the projection to maximum expiration, while later approval can permit an earlier processing date.
If the offense is legally excluded from mandatory supervision, projected release ordinarily aligns with maximum expiration based on flat time unless parole occurs first. The offense date, offense of conviction, sentence, statutory exclusions, calendar time, accrued good time, and BPP decision can all matter. Texas does not have a blanket rule that every TDCJ inmate serves 85 percent, so a simple percentage must not replace the individual statutory calculation.
Jack County Good Time Is Not Release
Texas Government Code Section 498.003 governs good-conduct time. Good time affects eligibility for parole or mandatory supervision. It does not automatically reduce the judicial sentence and does not guarantee that BPP will approve release.
Parole eligibility rules appear in Government Code Section 508.145. Some serious-offense calculations use actual calendar time without good-conduct credit for a minimum threshold, while other calculations may include calendar time and good time. Sections 508.147 and 508.149 address mandatory supervision, exclusions, and review. Because these rules depend on the record, use TDCJ Classification and Records for an individual calculation dispute instead of applying a generic formula.
Why Jack County Release Dates Change
A projected or scheduled date can move because it is part of an active corrections process. Some changes come from the sentence calculation, while others arise after a release decision or from a separate custody authority.
| Factor | Possible effect | Best confirming source |
|---|---|---|
| Good-time accrual or loss | Changes eligibility or mandatory-supervision calculations where legally applicable | TDCJ Classification and Records |
| BPP approval or denial | Can permit earlier processing or move the projection toward maximum expiration | BPP result and TDCJ release processing |
| Required program or condition | Can delay departure after a favorable vote | BPP vote code and TDCJ record |
| Record audit or release certificate | Leads to a scheduled date and location after review | TDCJ Classification and Records |
| Detainer, warrant, or receiving agency | May shift the person to another authority rather than the community | The agencies named in the custody record |
| Court order or corrected sentence data | Can alter the legal basis or calculation | Court file and TDCJ correction channel |
Approval codes also have different consequences. FI-1 means release when eligible, FI-2 names a future month and year, and some “R” codes require program transfer and completion. An approval may be withdrawn if new information reaches the Board. A code should therefore be reported as a decision, not as proof that someone left custody.
Jack County Scheduled Release Processing
After Classification and Records receives a release certificate, it audits the record and calculates the Scheduled Release Date. The detail may also identify a scheduled release location. This later stage is more concrete than a projection, yet it remains subject to change.
A person housed at Lindsey Unit may not leave where family expects. TDCJ says state-jail inmates leave from the assigned unit or receive a bus voucher to the county of residence, while other state inmates may use regional release sites based on classification and arrangements. Family should call before traveling. Those TDCJ logistics must not be copied onto the Jack County Law Enforcement Center, for which no comparable public release schedule was found.
Once a date is set, the Review and Release status line at 512-406-5202 is the relevant TDCJ channel for pickup details. Before the Board votes, the BPP status line at 844-512-0461 serves a different stage. General locator lines are 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283 during published weekday business hours.
Jack County Jail Has No Projected Date Feed
The Jack County Kologik roster is a current-custody and recent-booking product. It does not publish a projected-release calculator or durable release archive. Someone detained before trial can leave after a bond or personal-recognizance order, dismissal, transfer, or another legal event, but those possibilities do not create a fixed public date in advance.
For a county sentence, request the judgment and any jail-credit language from the correct court, then ask the Sheriff for the existing booking-out or custody-movement entry. The felony route begins with the 271st District Clerk; Class A and B misdemeanor matters generally route through the County Clerk; Class C or magistrate records may involve the Justice of the Peace. A court order can authorize release before jail staff finish checks and processing, so use both the court record and jail record.
Correct a Jack County TDCJ Calculation
Questions about a state time calculation may go to TDCJ Classification and Records, PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342, by phone at 936-437-6231, or by email at classify@tdcj.texas.gov. Provide enough identifying information to locate the record and state which displayed date or calculation is disputed.
TDCJ’s no-charge offender-information email route can provide the TDCJ number, location, offense of conviction, prior and current incarceration history with county and court, and Projected Release Date. It does not supply photographs or Social Security numbers. This is a state record channel. It cannot calculate when Jack County jail staff will complete a bond release or resolve a county hold.
For status after a release-related event, the Jack County VINELink and IVSS guide explains the separate county and TDCJ notification portals. Notifications add timely evidence, but the release or discharge record remains the stronger source for the exact legal event.
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