Crockett County Release Date Types
Tennessee uses several dates that should not be collapsed into one “projected release date.” The key computed FOIL field is the Release Eligibility Date, or RED. It marks a calculated point at which a release mechanism may become legally available under the sentence. A Parole Hearing Date marks Board consideration. Sentence expiration is the calculated endpoint of the imposed term. The actual release date records when authorized physical custody ends.
A Crockett County pretrial detainee has no RED because no sentence has been imposed. Bond, dismissal, a court order, a plea, or another hold can control when that person leaves the county jail. A sentenced felony offender may have a TDOC computation even when serving a qualifying term in a local jail. Short local sentences require the Crockett County Jail and court record because no published county good-time schedule or weekend-release rule was found.
Scheduled versus actual: RED and a parole hearing are milestones. Neither proves a grant, an approved release plan, or physical departure from custody.
Always quote the exact live label. Calling RED an actual release date overstates the record. Likewise, an institution transfer is not community release, and a person can leave one custodian for another agency under a detainer.
Find Crockett County Release Eligibility
First identify the custody system. FOIL is designed for felony offenders currently or formerly in TDOC custody or supervision. It does not cover every Crockett County booking, local misdemeanor, dismissed charge, or pretrial stay. For a state record, match the person before reading any sentence date. For a county sentence, start with the judgment and jail calculation.
- Collect the full legal name, date of birth, TOMIS or booking number, court case number, offense date, and sentencing court when available.
- For a Tennessee felony offender, open FOIL. Search by TOMIS number or name and compare identifiers, aliases, and photograph.
- Open the detail and transcribe the exact RED, parole-hearing, expiration, sentence, and status labels. Note the date viewed.
- For a Crockett County jail sentence, request the judgment, jail-credit record, sentence calculation, and release authorization from the clerk and jail.
- Check any Board action, detainer, later court order, or revised credit entry before treating the displayed milestone as current.
The TDOC offender-search landing page explains FOIL's current and former offender scope and possible fields.
The captured TDOC page identifies the official search route, while the individual live result supplies the exact date labels for the matched sentence.
The wider Crockett County released inmate lookup covers the county release record when the person never entered TDOC's felony system.
Crockett County RED Computation Rules
The calculation begins with the judgment, not a flat percentage. TDOC uses the offense, offense date, felony class and range, sentence length, jail credit, concurrent or consecutive structure, and any special mandatory provision. Under T.C.A. § 40-35-501, TDOC also computes RED and expiration for felony offenders sentenced to a local jail or workhouse for one year or more. A person can therefore have a TDOC calculation without being housed in a state prison.
No universal “serve 85 percent” rule exists. The offense date and statutory category control. Public Chapter 988 changed designated 100-percent and 85-percent categories for specified offenses committed on or after July 1, 2022. Different language applies to listed offenses from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 and to listed offenses committed on or after July 1, 2024. The statute and judgment should be checked together rather than copying an incomplete list of offenses.
T.C.A. § 41-21-236 governs sentence-reduction credits. TDOC materials describe possible monthly behavior and program credits, minimum-custody bonuses, and limited one-time educational or treatment achievements. Those credits are conditional. They can be earned, retained, denied, forfeited, or removed under the governing rule and disciplinary process.
For longer felony sentences tied to offenses on or after July 1, 2024, the statute distinguishes parole-eligibility effects from sentence expiration. Credits can affect eligibility under the applicable rule without moving expiration. Subtracting every possible credit from the sentence end date would therefore be wrong.
Why Crockett County Release Dates Change
RED is not fixed. Tennessee's Supreme Court described release eligibility as able to change with earned and retained credits. TDOC policy also permits a disciplinary sanction to extend RED when the person lacks credits to absorb the loss. The live FOIL value can thus become stale after a new computation.
| Factor | Possible effect | Record to check |
|---|---|---|
| Earned or retained credits | May move eligibility under the applicable statute | TDOC sentence computation |
| Disciplinary credit loss | Can push RED later | TDOC disciplinary and computation record |
| Corrected jail credit | Changes the time already credited | Judgment, clerk entry, TDOC calculation |
| Consecutive sentences | Extends the combined timeline | Sentence rows and judgments |
| New or amended court order | Can alter sentence inputs or custody authority | Certified court order |
| Parole decision | Grant, denial, or later review affects the path | Board final decision and FOIL |
| Detainer or hold | May send the person to another custodian | Release authorization and receiving-agency record |
Escape or abscond events and specified misconduct can also affect dates under the relevant rules. A new judgment, revocation, or recalculated concurrent or consecutive structure may change more than one sentence row. Read each row instead of assigning a top-level date to a single count without support.
Note: Record the FOIL viewing date because credits, discipline, court action, and corrected sentence inputs can change a release milestone.
Confirm Crockett County Actual Release
Use a three-check sequence for a state felony sentence. First, read the exact FOIL label and current status. Second, review the Board hearing and final decision when parole is involved. Third, obtain the TDOC release authorization or updated status that records physical departure. A grant can remain subject to release-plan approval and other pre-release conditions.
For Crockett County Jail, call 731-696-2121 and request the release record for the named booking. Ask for the actual release date and time, code or authority, destination, receiving agency, and disposition of any hold. Compare that record with the Circuit Court Clerk's judgment, bond order, dismissal, probation order, or later sentence entry. A court order can authorize departure before jail staff finish processing it.
The Crockett County VINELink check can provide an alert for a covered person, but it is not the final computation record. Keep the event message and verify it with the reporting custodian. If a state offender was released to a detainer, TDOC may truthfully show its own release while another jail holds the person.
Crockett County RED Date Quirks
Tennessee's RED rules turn on the offense date, not the date of the FOIL search. July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2024 are material dividing points in the sourced amendments. A rule applied to a new offense cannot be assumed for an older judgment, even if both people appear in FOIL today. This is the distinctive reason that two equal sentence lengths can display different eligibility paths.
The Public Chapter 988 bill record documents the earlier truth-in-sentencing change.
The legislative source supports the amendment history; the current statute, certified judgment, and TDOC calculation still control the individual RED.
For some listed offenses committed from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, the statute describes an 85-percent threshold less earned and retained credits, with a lower limit. For relevant offenses on or after July 1, 2024, the wording changes how credits may affect parole eligibility and sentence expiration. Summaries must remain tied to the correct subsection and offense date.
Reaching RED also does not entitle a person to parole. TDOC calculates and certifies the milestone, the Board makes the release decision, community supervision reviews the proposed plan, and the institution processes any approved departure. A denied or deferred matter can remain in custody after the first eligibility date. Even a grant may be followed by required planning steps, so the final decision notice and updated FOIL status must be read together.
Crockett County Jail Date Records
No official Crockett County policy was found that publishes a misdemeanor good-time schedule, automatic weekend adjustment, or holiday-release practice. Do not apply TDOC credit tables to every short county sentence. Request the jail's sentence calculation and release authorization, then compare them with the clerk's certified judgment and any jail-credit entry.
If a date appears wrong, start with the source of the disputed input. A judgment or jail-credit error belongs with the clerk or court. A Crockett booking or release-time error belongs with the sheriff. A TDOC sentence-calculation or FOIL status issue belongs with TDOC Sentence Information or Constituent Services. State the exact field and provide a certified order or release paper.
TDOC's archived-record portal can supply release authorization, discharge or expiration material, and movement history when FOIL is too thin. Charges may apply, and TDOC says not to prepay. A precise request is more useful than asking an agency to calculate a new date without identifying the record.
The sheriff's public site does not publish a local calculation form, fee schedule, or processing calendar. Call before mailing a request and confirm the proper records route. Supply the booking number and sentencing case number when known. Ask for the maintained code legend if the response uses an abbreviated release or hold value, since the code may distinguish community departure from transfer.
For a person awaiting trial, the better question is what current order or hold controls custody. Ask the clerk for the bond or release order and ask the jail whether another detainer remains. There is no sentence-credit projection to compute before conviction and sentencing. A scheduled court date also does not promise release, since the judge may continue the case, change bond, enter a disposition, or leave the custody order in place.
Crockett County Release Date Glossary
Use the agency's own term when documenting a projected or completed event. These four labels answer different questions and should remain distinct in notes, requests, and court filings.
- Release Eligibility Date
- A computed milestone for possible release consideration or a defined mechanism, not a promise.
- Parole Hearing Date
- The scheduled Board consideration date, which does not reveal the final vote or physical release.
- Sentence expiration
- The calculated endpoint of the imposed sentence under the controlling judgment and law.
- Actual release date
- The date authorized physical custody ended for the reporting custodian.
- Detainer
- A request or authority that may cause transfer to another custodian instead of community release.