Release Questions — Ask the Inmate
The days and weeks leading up to a release date are filled with practical questions that the facility is often not equipped to answer clearly. What time will they be released? What do they leave with? What happens if the release date changes? What is the difference between a projected release date and an actual release date? This section covers everything families need to know about the release process including how release dates are calculated, what good time and earned time credits do to the projected date, what an inmate receives upon release, how transportation from the facility works, what the first 24 hours after release typically look like, and how to prepare as a family for the moment the door opens. The guidance here comes from people who have walked out those doors and from families who were waiting on the other side. See also our sections on Halfway House, Parole and Probation, and Re-entry and Rehabilitation.
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El CDCR no contiene una lista de las fechas de lanzamiento en su sitio web. Usted puede llamar al consejero en la planta, tienen el recluso's fecha de lanzamiento. Y, por supuesto, el recluso sabe exactamente cuando van a ser liberados
Read morePersonal recognizance, commonly called PR or OR release, is when a judge releases someone from custody without requiring them to post bail. Instead of paying money to secure release, the person signs a written promise to appear at all future court dates. It is essentially the court saying it trusts this person to show up without a financial incentive to do so. Whether someone qualifies for PR release depends on several factors the judge evaluates at the bail hearing,
Read moreIt starts with his original Judgement and Commitment Order received when he was sentenced. If parole is an option, the terms would be found in this document. If he is indeed set for a Parole Hearing in November, he will have been given a package of information, maybe requiring some written responses to questions. He would meet a Board that would assess whether they agree to let him back into society. They weigh the risks to the community with the
Read moreThe value of a shock incarceration is the early release, but we are not privy to the terms of your boyfriend's commitment. Strictly as a guess, we would think that he would get out in about 12 months or so.
Read moreIf your husband is still in custody with a November release date after telling you charges were dropped, the most likely explanation is that the charges were not actually dropped, or that only some of them were reduced or dismissed while others remain active. Inmates sometimes misunderstand or misrepresent what happened in court, occasionally intentionally to avoid a difficult conversation, and sometimes genuinely because legal proceedings are confusing and attorneys do not always explain outcomes clearly. A charge being
Read moreEighty-five percent of 16 months is 13.6 months. If he went in on July 19, our guestimate is that October 6, 2017 would be close to his release date
Read moreEvery offender is sent a copy of his or her Master Prison Record document reflecting the calculation of their sentence when the calculation is complete. If there are questions about time computation, offenders housed in state facilities should write the Records Office at his/her assigned facility. For offenders housed in local facilities, he/she is advised they may submit his/her questions in writing following the Administrative Remedy Process. While offenders often ask family members or friends to contact the Office of
Read moreThere are very few places where it is posted (except maybe in federal). What do you know? Do you know where he is incarcerated. Do you know for how long? Normally the release date is 85% of the imposed sentence.
Read moreThe letter means that "when he is released", he is to report to the probation Office (by web portal) within 30 days of that. He will most likely not be released earlier than his out-date. That pretty much never happens. One small bit of advice, please tell him that once is is out, that he cannot take the probation officer lightly. He knows what he can and cannot do, where he can and cannot go... and just lay low.
Read moreYou have to tell the counselor at the facility your concern. There are victim notification systems like VINElink.com that will do that for you via email.
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