Mississippi Department of Corrections Records

MDOC Release and Discharge

MDOC is Mississippi's statewide correctional and community-corrections system. No state prison in Claiborne County was identified. When the Claiborne County jail docket records a penitentiary receipt, county custody ended through transfer, but confinement continued under MDOC. The state system then controls location, sentence administration, earned credit, tentative dates, parole implementation, supervised phases, and eventual discharge.

A prison release may lead to parole, Earned Release Supervision, probation or another community-corrections status. Those outcomes mean the person is outside prison confinement under conditions. They do not mean the sentence has fully discharged. Final discharge requires a state record showing that the MDOC custody or supervision relationship ended.

Search MDOC Release Status

The MDOC inmate search accepts a name or MDOC ID. Search, compare identifiers, and open the detail result. Do not match on name alone. County of conviction, sentence date, offense, physical descriptors, photograph, and MDOC number help confirm that the record belongs to the correct person.

1. Enter the exact name or MDOC number in the state search.
2. Open the result and compare identity fields and Claiborne County conviction details.
3. Read current location separately from the Tentative Release Date.
4. Check the appropriate parolee or community-corrections route for supervision.
5. Request the releasable discharge record when the public detail remains unclear.

The Claiborne County released inmate search should be used instead when the person bonded out locally and never entered state custody. MDOC does not cover every county, municipal, federal, or immigration release.

MDOC Search Record Fields

The public detail structure exposes the MDOC number, photograph and descriptors, entry date, location and unit, location-change date, sentence count and total length, offense, county of conviction, sentence date, and the exact label “Tentative Release Date.” That field name must be preserved because it states the date's limited, forward-looking role.

The official MDOC detail example demonstrates the interface fields, not a Claiborne County person's status.

The image shows why location, sentence data, and the tentative date must be read together and checked against live records.

Credits, disciplinary action, added sentences, jail credit, detainers, parole action, amended judgments, and recalculation can change the date. A location-change date can mark a transfer rather than release. A missing result can reflect spelling or scope and does not prove discharge.

MDOC Release Records Contact

Use MDOC's public-records route for state-held release, discharge, time-sheet, or calculation material that is not clear in the locator. Identify the person by MDOC number, full name, date of birth, conviction county, and approximate dates. Ask for existing segregable fields rather than a new legal opinion.

Request the state release or discharge record, supervision status, and releasable time calculation separately when needed. Some details may be withheld for privacy, security, or another legal exemption. The official state route, not the Claiborne sheriff, controls the eventual MDOC discharge after a county transfer.

Note: A Claiborne County penitentiary receipt proves a handoff to state custody, while MDOC proves what happened after that handoff.

MDOC Supervision After Release

The Mississippi State Parole Board decides discretionary parole. MDOC Community Corrections supervises parole, probation, ERS, house arrest or other qualifying programs. These roles should not be merged. A Board grant can still depend on conditions and processing, while an MDOC field office deals with active supervision after release.

For the Claiborne region, the documented nearby contact is Warren Probation & Parole Office in Vicksburg. Its official address is 4211 Rifle Range Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, telephone 601-638-7611. Call with the person's name, date of birth, and MDOC number to ask for public confirmation of the assigned office. Staff may restrict schedules, addresses, conditions, and safety-sensitive information.

Parole

Conditional release from prison before sentence expiration.

ERS

An MDOC-calculated supervised phase of a sentence.

Probation

Court-ordered supervision that may not follow prison.

Discharge

The recorded end of the state custody or supervision relationship.

Claiborne to MDOC Custody

The county jail docket and MDOC record form a chain. Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to state how a person was released or discharged and to retain the release warrant or penitentiary officer's receipt. The receipt separates a state transfer from community release even when Claiborne County has no public release feed.

Next, the Circuit Court judgment explains the legal sentence. MDOC explains how that sentence is administered. A Parole Board record explains a discretionary parole decision. Community Corrections confirms active field supervision. No single source should be made to answer all four questions.

For a claimed completion, seek an updated MDOC status and a releasable discharge certificate, order, or equivalent state record. If the court amended the sentence, add the filed order. If parole occurred, add the Board decision. This record bundle distinguishes eligibility, planned date, physical release, supervision, and final discharge.

MDOC Dates and Court Records

Every date in the MDOC record has a distinct meaning. Entry date marks the start of the displayed state-custody period. Location-change date may show a move between units. Sentence date comes from a judgment. Tentative Release Date is a calculated planning field. Parole eligibility, Board hearing, release processing, supervision start, maximum date, and final discharge can all occur on other dates.

For a Claiborne County conviction, compare the MDOC detail with the Circuit Court judgment. The judgment identifies the sentence and any jail credit ordered by the court. MDOC applies state time-administration rules and eligible credit. If the court later amends the sentence, the filed order should be added to the record bundle rather than assuming the public detail changed at once.

Earned time, meritorious earned time, eligibility limits, parole rules, detainers, discipline, and recalculation are governed by changing statutes and case facts. No universal percentage should be applied. The official MDOC calculation controls the state date. A county jail estimate cannot replace it, and MDOC's calculation should not be applied to a local sentence that never entered state custody.

When two official sources conflict, record what each source says and when it was observed. Ask the originating office to correct or explain its own field. Do not silently choose the date that appears more favorable or recent. A current screenshot proves only what the interface displayed when captured.

Confirm an MDOC Release Afterwards

The public Tentative Release Date should be revisited after the expected event. First check whether the MDOC location and status changed. Then determine whether the change reflects prison release, movement to community supervision, transfer to another unit, or final discharge. A location-change date alone cannot answer that question, and a date that has passed does not turn a prospective calculation into proof.

For a Claiborne County sentence, assemble the Circuit Court judgment, any amended order, the sheriff's penitentiary receipt, and the state record. The judgment defines the legal sentence. The receipt proves the handoff from county to state custody. MDOC administers jail credit, eligible earned time, ERS, and tentative or maximum dates. The Parole Board supplies a discretionary decision when parole is involved. These records may share dates without serving the same purpose.

When release led to the Warren Probation & Parole Office, ask only for public confirmation of supervision type and assigned office. Active parole or ERS proves release from prison confinement under conditions, not completion of the sentence. If the claim is full completion, request the releasable MDOC discharge certificate, order, or equivalent closing record. A court termination order is the stronger source when probation, rather than MDOC parole, ended.

A locator miss must be treated cautiously. Recheck spelling and the MDOC number, then compare date of birth, conviction county, sentence, and descriptors. If the online detail remains unclear, use the official public-records route. Keep the observation date with any screenshot because a state location, sentence calculation, or supervision status can change.