An email from the parole board confirming parole is genuinely good news, but today rarely means today in the way most people hope it does.
What that notification typically signals is that the parole decision has been finalized and entered into the system, not necessarily that he is walking out the door within hours. The actual release process involves several steps that have to happen in sequence after the decision is recorded. The facility has to process the paperwork on their end, release conditions have to be formally issued, supervision has to be arranged with the parole office in the jurisdiction where he will be living, and transportation may need to be coordinated.
For some inmates the turnaround is fast, a day or two from the notification to the actual release. For others it stretches to a week or more depending on how quickly the administrative pieces come together and whether there are any outstanding conditions that need to be verified before the door opens.
The most useful thing you can do right now is make sure everything on your end is confirmed and ready. Stable address, reachable phone, and anything the supervising parole office might need to verify about his release plan should be locked in and immediately accessible. Any delay caused by something on the outside end is the most preventable kind.
Call the facility directly and ask to speak with his case manager. Explain that you received the parole board notification and ask what the expected processing timeline looks like from their end. That conversation will give you the most accurate picture of when he is actually coming home.
Stay close to your phone. It could be sooner than you think.