Releases from Illinois Department of Corrections
A Massac County sentence can send a person to an IDOC institution anywhere in Illinois. Leaving the prison building may lead to parole or mandatory supervised release, often called MSR, an adult transition center, another authority, or final discharge. A transfer or community correctional placement is not the same as unrestricted community release.
IDOC’s profile and release records may show the release date, community-status type, projected discharge date, parent institution, parole office, and committing county. Read those fields together. “PAROLE” means physical release with state supervision still active. Final discharge is a separate, often later event.
Confirm an IDOC Release
The IDOC Individual in Custody Search is the primary public route. It covers IDOC records, not someone released directly from Massac County Jail.
- Search by last name, birthdate, or IDOC number.
- Match the IDOC number and identity fields.
- Read Offender Status and Location before relying on any date.
- Review admission, projected parole, last parole, projected discharge, offense, sentence, and county data together.
- Request the actual record when the public profile is absent or unclear.
The Massac County released-inmate record path applies when the person never entered IDOC.
Illinois Department of Corrections Records and Contact
IDOC’s FOIA office handles state corrections record requests. A focused request includes the full name, IDOC number, birthdate, Massac County conviction, facility, known incarceration dates, and the exact release, discharge, notification, or docket-card record sought.
Illinois Department of CorrectionsStatewide prison and adult transition center system
IDOC FOIA instructions
Individual in Custody Search
Completed sentences may stop appearing publicly. IDOC’s FAQ directs older inquiries to archived Record Search with full identifying and incarceration details.
About Illinois Department of Corrections
IDOC operates Illinois state prisons and adult transition centers for people committed under state sentences. It is not the Massac County Jail. The committing court can be in Massac County while the parent institution is elsewhere in Illinois.
Public profiles may display a photograph, physical identifiers, parent institution, status, location, admission and release information, mittimus and case data, offenses, sentences, conviction county, and whether a sentence discharged. The field set varies. A projected date does not prove release.
IDOC Massac Release Dates
IDOC’s internal docket card distinguishes a projected minimum or release date from a projected maximum or mandatory outdate. Sentence credits, discipline, amended court orders, new terms, jail-credit corrections, detainers, and release-plan review can alter the result. The public profile’s Projected Parole Date is likewise an estimate.
For a past event, seek the actual release date and type. A parole date is not the final discharge date. If the status is absconder, that is continuing supervision and must be verified through IDOC rather than inferred from a missed contact.
| IDOC value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Projected Parole Date | Current estimate, subject to lawful recalculation. |
| Last Paroled or Parole Date | Past physical-release or supervision event. |
| Projected Discharge Date | Estimated end of the state sentence or supervision relationship. |
| Sentence Discharged? | Sentence-level indicator that must be read with other terms and holds. |
IDOC Massac Sentence Credit
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 contains Illinois sentence-credit and truth-in-sentencing rules. Some listed offenses require full service, specified violent offenses commonly require 85 percent, some categories receive 75 percent treatment, and other eligible terms may receive day-for-day or earned credit. The familiar 85 percent phrase is not a rule for every felony.
IDOC performs the official calculation. Offense date, presentence credit, consecutive or concurrent terms, discipline, restored credit, and statutory floors matter. The IDOC FAQ says an Earned Sentence Credit revision is reflected in the online projected parole date after notice to the person.
IDOC Massac Supervision Route
The IDOC Parole Division performs field supervision. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board administers conditions, covered hearings, revocation decisions, and discharge processes. Board calendars and published results concern limited cohorts. They are not a universal list of all people on parole.
Most modern determinate sentences involve MSR rather than an old-style discretionary parole grant. Indeterminate cases and certain specially eligible groups may have board hearings. Identify the sentence type before interpreting a hearing schedule or decision.
- Parole or MSR
- Release from prison with state supervision continuing.
- Final discharge
- The formal end of the relevant sentence and supervision record.
- Parent institution
- The IDOC facility responsible for the record, which may differ from current placement.
- Detainer
- A request or legal basis for another authority to take custody.
IDOC Massac Transfer Checks
A Massac County commitment does not guarantee community release when IDOC custody ends. Another state term, federal matter, or immigration detainer can change the destination. The release or notification record should identify the community-status type or receiving authority when that information is available.
If the record points to another system, use that system next. BOP covers sentenced federal prisoners. ICE’s locator covers immigration detention subject to its limits. Neither a blank IDOC result nor a completed IDOC episode proves that all custody ended.
Note: Massac County identifies the committing court; it does not identify an IDOC prison located in the county.