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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You would have to contact the facility and ask the staff what they allow.
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If it is not posted on the facility website, you would need to contact his case manager (your inmate DEFINITELY knows his out-date) to get that information
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It is frustrating, but it does not constitute a legal violation and it does not entitle him to a reduced sentence. There is no requirement that prison staff proactively deliver release date information to an inmate following a parole board decision. The expectation in the system is that inmates take responsibility for tracking their own case status, and the way to do that is to go directly to the unit counselor or case manager and ask. If he had walked...
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Working through the math: with 42 days of time served credited against a 120-day sentence, he has 78 days remaining from his June 1 sentencing date. That puts the estimated release date around August 18, 2016.
Good time credit on a sentence this short is minimal to nonexistent. Most jurisdictions do not apply meaningful good time reductions on sentences under six months, so August 18 is the realistic target date rather than something meaningfully earlier, unless there is severe overcrowding at...
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It takes a few weeks before they calculate and post the date
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In most cases, an inmate cannot be released before their earliest release or parole eligibility date. That date is set by the court and corrections system, and it marks the first point they can even be considered for release, not a guaranteed release.
Parole eligibility depends on how the sentence was structured in the judgment. If parole is part of the sentence, the inmate can be reviewed by the parole board once they reach that eligibility date. Before that, there is...
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If the release date is not posted online, then you can try calling the case manager to see if they will share it with you.
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A 44 to 65 month sentence is an indeterminate sentence, which means he has a minimum and a maximum. He does not start at 65 and count down. He starts serving his sentence from day one, and 44 months is the earliest point at which he can be considered for parole. The 65-month number is the absolute ceiling, the longest he would serve if parole is denied repeatedly. The goal is to get to that parole board hearing as early...
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The release date might be February 2017, but if he is telling you that he will be out in November it probably means that he has three months of halfway house.
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Your inmate should know their release date as should his counselor or case manager. If it is not posted online you should call the facility and ask the staff
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The only people with knowledge of the out-date are the inmate and the counselor at the facility. You might try calling there to see if they will give you the early release date (tell them you're picking him up and want to make plans). Monterey County CA Jail (831) 647-7782
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The release will be the day before.
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He is probably not eligible for the Non-Violent Second Striker rule because of the gun and gang charges - those are considered violent. But the entire answer to this may be found in the Judgement and Commitment Order signed by the judge that sentenced him. This is the way the statute reads: Inmates whose terms doubled pursuant to Penal Code and who have served 50 percent of their actual sentence, or who are within 12 months of having served 50...
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Not necessarily. The majority of CEC detainees are there for far longer than 45 days.
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The Projected Release Date is the date used by the justice system that they recognize as the inmate's out-date
