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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Could be... if Virginia only wants him for 31 days, then that is possible
Read moreYour husband should know for sure. If you can't communicate with him, call the counselor at the facility, if the sentence calculation has been finalized, there will be an "out-date" which is when your inmate will be released and this person will surely have that information.
Read moreYes you can, call the facility to make sure that you are coming at the right time and are waiting in the right place.
Read moreHe will be released in seven days from the day he was first detained. BTW, the ex-inmates answering these questions do not consider seven days a "sentence"
Read moreYou might be able to call the facility and ask for a counselor. In most cases, these people are very helpful. However, your inmate already knows his release date. Once they have made it to a work camp, the release date is around the corner.
Read moreBy law, they certainly should. Why would you think they wouldn't?
Read moreTo be granted the option of parole from the judge who sentenced you, there must be a provision in the Judgment and Commitment Order specifying the offender be eligible for parole.
Read moreDepending on his Judgment and Commitment Order, he might get a parole hearing at the four year mark. The year in county counts towards this sentence
Read moreCall the facility and ask to speak to a counselor. Or, ask YOUR inmate, they definitely know their out date
Read moreHe has a maximum sentence date of Oct 2018, with a projected release date of Jan 2018. If he stays calm and does not have any incident reports, he will get out in January. Tell him to chill and just do the remaining time, "don't let the time do him"
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