Coleman County Date Boundaries
A county detainee presents a different question from a state prisoner. Bond, dismissal, a court order, completion of a short sentence, or transfer can end Coleman custody. Some of those events have no projected field before they happen. The jail's release entry and court file therefore matter more than a state offender-search date for a person who never entered TDCJ.
Keep the calculation documents together. For a Coleman county sentence, that set may include the commitment, jail-credit entry, court limitation, hold information, and final release line. For TDCJ, keep the offender detail, BPP result, release-processing response, and later discharge record. The dates can differ because each document marks a separate legal or administrative stage.
A useful date answer always names its source and stage. “The TDCJ record displays a projected date” is narrower and more accurate than saying someone will leave on that day. “The Coleman jail register records release” is stronger after the event. If another agency takes custody, name the transfer instead of calling it community release.
Coleman County Projected Release Types
“Projected” is not the same as “scheduled,” and neither is the same as “released.” TDCJ defines Projected Release Date, or PRD, through offense date, mandatory-supervision eligibility, and BPP discretion. A Scheduled Release Date appears only after favorable processing and audit. Maximum expiration is the calculated sentence end, subject to lawful changes. Parole eligibility only marks when review may occur.
| Field | Meaning | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Projected Release Date | TDCJ's calculated field under the applicable eligibility rules | A guaranteed departure appointment |
| Scheduled Release Date | A date posted after favorable processing and audit | That release has already occurred |
| Maximum expiration | The calculated sentence endpoint | Parole eligibility or an earlier release |
| Parole eligibility | The point at which review can occur | Approval or physical release |
| County release entry | The event recorded by jail staff | The end of every hold or supervision term |
Find Coleman County Projected Release
Choose the path based on custody. The Coleman County Law Enforcement Center holds local detainees and county prisoners. TDCJ holds state prisoners after transfer. A county name in the conviction field does not mean the person remains in the county jail.
- Check the official Coleman County custody list and open the matching detail. Compare name, arrest number, charge, book date, and any completed release row.
- For pretrial custody, read the court docket and bond order. Ask the jail about release processing, but do not expect an earned-time date.
- For a county sentence, request the commitment, jail-credit calculation, any qualifying sheriff credit, holds, and the current estimated release calculation from jail records.
- For state prison, search the TDCJ Online Inmate Search by TDCJ or SID number when possible. Otherwise use exact name and the available gender or race filters.
- Open the matching record and compare conviction county, offense, sentence, unit, parole eligibility, projected release, maximum expiration, and any scheduled information.
- Recheck near the date and obtain the actual county or TDCJ release record afterward.
If the person has already left confinement, the TDCJ online result can disappear because the search includes only current inmates. The Coleman County release search provides court, records-request, supervision, and federal fallback routes.
TDCJ Coleman County Date Fields
TDCJ says its public search updates on working days and is at least one day old. A current detail can show the fields needed for a state-prison calculation, but the locator is not a released-offender archive. Save the TDCJ or SID number and the date checked before the record drops out.
The TDCJ inmate-information email page defines Projected Release Date and lists the data available through a direct request. Its official explanation is captured below.
The definition shows why offense date and mandatory-supervision eligibility must be known before interpreting PRD.
A request to pia@tdcj.texas.gov should include the full name and seven-digit TDCJ number. If that number is unknown, TDCJ asks for the exact date of birth, or approximate age and county of conviction. The listed information service has no charge. TDCJ also offers telephone information at 936-295-6371 or 800-535-0283 during its stated weekday hours.
Coleman County Release Date Rules
For an eligible offense committed before September 1, 1996, TDCJ says mandatory-supervision release occurs on the PRD if parole has not occurred. For an eligible offense on or after that date, mandatory-supervision release is discretionary with BPP. If BPP does not approve release, or the person is ineligible, TDCJ describes the projected date as the discharge date.
Texas Government Code Chapter 508 governs major parole and mandatory-supervision questions. Section 508.145 contains eligibility rules, including calendar-time floors for specified offenses. Section 508.149 lists mandatory-supervision exclusions. Offense date, sentence structure, a deadly-weapon finding, and statutory amendments can change the result.
Texas has no single rule that all state prisoners serve exactly 85 percent. That figure is often imported from federal law. Texas calculations are individualized. Do not turn an eligibility formula into a promised date.
Coleman County Good-Time Effects
TDCJ good-conduct time comes from Texas Government Code Chapter 498. Section 498.003 states that good time applies to eligibility for parole or mandatory supervision and does not otherwise reduce the sentence. Credits may be forfeited for disciplinary violations, and restoration follows agency rules.
The TDCJ field definitions give context for the date terms displayed in offender information.
These definitions support reading each field by its stated function instead of subtracting credits from the sentence.
- Good-conduct time
- TDCJ credit that affects eligibility under Texas law, not an automatic sentence reduction.
- Parole eligibility
- The first point at which the case may be considered, not a release order.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another authority that can affect release routing.
- Release certificate
- The authorization processed after a favorable decision and required checks.
County Jail Versus TDCJ Credit
Coleman county-jail credit and TDCJ PRD use different legal frameworks. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 42.032 permits the sheriff, for a qualifying convicted county prisoner, to grant commutation for good conduct, industry, and obedience. The allowance may reach one day for each day served unless the sentencing court denies or limits it as the statute permits.
That county rule does not apply to a pretrial detainee waiting for bond or court. It also should not be blended with TDCJ Chapter 498 credits. Ask the Coleman jail for the commitment, credited days, applicable sheriff credit, court limits, and holds. A clear answer should identify each source in the calculation.
No researched Coleman policy establishes automatic early release for weekends. A weekend does not itself create a credit. Confirm staffing and processing with the jail when an estimated date falls outside ordinary office schedules, but do not change the legal date without an official record.
Changes to Coleman County Release Dates
A projected or scheduled date can move for legal and administrative reasons. Some changes affect the calculation; others affect whether release can be carried out on the expected day.
| Factor | Possible effect | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Good-time loss or restoration | Changes eligibility calculations | TDCJ time record |
| Corrected jail credit or sentence | Moves the calculated endpoint | Court order and records office |
| Consecutive cases | Requires one term to follow another | Judgment and TDCJ calculation |
| Detainer or hold | Can route the person to another agency | Holding and receiving agencies |
| BPP decision | Approves, denies, or delays release | BPP status and vote record |
| Program or release plan | Can delay final processing | TDCJ Review and Release Processing |
| Release-certificate audit | Can move a scheduled date | Parole Division release status |
TDCJ reports that an audit after receipt of a release certificate can take roughly 14 to 21 business days in the cited agency material, with longer overall processing possible. A favorable vote code should therefore be described as approval, not release on the vote date.
Confirm Coleman County Actual Release
For county custody, call the Coleman County Law Enforcement Center at 325-625-3506 and ask whether the booking ended in release or transfer. Provide full name, date of birth when known, approximate booking date, and arrest or cause number. A focused public-information request can seek the release entry, movement record, commitment, and calculation.
For TDCJ, recheck the current record, then use BPP or Parole Division status when parole processing applies. The post-vote release-status line is 512-406-5202. A person released to parole or mandatory supervision has left confinement but has not received final discharge. The VINELink Inmate Search explains person-specific alerts through local VINE participation and TDCJ IVSS.
After the date passes, confirm the actual event. State the narrow result: the jail register records release, TDCJ scheduled release, BPP approved parole, or a receiving agency records transfer. Precise wording prevents a projected date from being mistaken for proof that all custody ended.