Which Delta County Release Date?
The label matters more than a bare date. TDCJ defines Projected Release Date as the date calculated by its Classification and Records staff for release from incarceration if parole does not occur sooner. It reflects the applicable mandatory-supervision framework. It is neither a promise nor a county jail booking-out entry.
An actual release timestamp is recorded after a jail completes its process. A court order provides authority, but another cause or hold may prevent immediate exit. A maximum-expiration or discharge date concerns the sentence endpoint. A parole eligibility date merely opens a review path. A favorable BPP vote may set a future month or program condition without proving release.
| Date or status | What it establishes | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Projected Release Date | TDCJ's current calculation if parole does not occur sooner | Actual departure or final discharge |
| Court-ordered date | Judicial authority in a cause | Completion of jail processing or clearance of another hold |
| Parole eligibility date | When parole review eligibility opens | A right to release |
| Actual release timestamp | The custodian recorded an exit event | That no other agency received the person |
| Transfer event | Custody ended at one facility and moved elsewhere | Release to the community |
Choose the Delta County Custody Path
Delta County has no TDCJ prison unit. A person sentenced by a Delta court may enter a TDCJ facility elsewhere in Texas, but a person who bonded out of Delta County Jail and never entered state custody needs a county and court inquiry instead. Federal and immigration custody require their own systems.
The custodian is the agency that held or supervised the person at the event being checked. Physical location and legal custody can differ.
For Delta County Jail, use the official Sheriff's Office page, call 903-395-2146, and ask whether the person was booked locally. A documented Delta arrest has led to Hopkins County custody before, so a missing local record can mean the wrong facility was searched. Ask for destination before treating absence as release. For TDCJ, use the state search and information channels. For BOP, ICE, or USMS matters, a TDCJ result has no controlling value.
How to Find a Delta County Inmate Release Date
Use an identifier and exact source whenever possible. A TDCJ or SID number is stronger than a name-only match, and a county booking number ties the event to one intake. Record the access date because online status can lag.
- Identify who holds the person. Separate Delta County Jail, another receiving jail, TDCJ, federal custody, and ICE.
- Search TDCJ when state prison applies. Use last and first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, or race in the TDCJ Inmate Information Search.
- Read the exact fields. Note current location, offenses, Projected Release Date, and Parole Review Information. Do not shorten the field name to actual release date.
- Use email when web search fails. Send full name and seven-digit TDCJ number to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. If the number is unknown, provide exact date of birth or approximate age and county of conviction.
- Call for a time-sensitive state answer. Use 936-295-6371 or 800-535-0283 during the published weekday hours. Before a parole vote use 844-512-0461; after a favorable vote use 512-406-5202.
- Use jail and court records for a county sentence. Ask Delta Sheriff for booking and release-calculation information, then ask the sentencing clerk for the commitment, credits, and relevant order.
- Confirm the event. Obtain an actual release or transfer entry when the question is whether the person left custody.
For the broader named-person workflow, the Delta County released-inmate guide explains how to obtain the permanent jail-register entry and related booking-out papers.
Delta County TDCJ Search Fields
TDCJ's online search displays Last Name, First Name, TDCJ Number, SID Number, Gender, and Race as search inputs. Its officially supported information categories include current location, offenses, Projected Release Date, and parole-review information. The system updates on working days, and TDCJ warns that information is at least 24 hours old.
| Channel | Useful input | Release-date value and limit |
|---|---|---|
| Web search | TDCJ or SID number; otherwise exact name and disambiguators | Shows the current Projected Release Date field but can lag |
| Free email information | Full name plus TDCJ number, or DOB/age and county of conviction | Can provide incarceration history and PRD; it does not provide photographs |
| Telephone | TDCJ/SID number or exact DOB | Useful for current location and routing during published hours |
| Public information request | Named incarceration, date range, and specific record type | Best fallback for precise historical release or discharge records |
The reviewed sources do not guarantee that every fully discharged person remains in public search results. A no-result is therefore not a historical discharge record. Ask TDCJ for the named incarceration through its email, phone, or Public Information Act channels.
How TDCJ Defines Projected Release
The official TDCJ definitions page explains Projected Release Date, good-conduct time, and discharge in the terms used by the agency.
A screenshot records the interface at the time captured. The live result and direct agency confirmation control if the calculation later changes.
Texas Good Time for Delta County Cases
Texas good-conduct time is not a simple subtraction from the sentence. Government Code sections 498.003 and 498.004 govern classification, accrual, forfeiture, and restoration. Section 498.004 states that good time affects eligibility for parole or mandatory supervision and otherwise does not reduce the judicial sentence.
For a mandatory-supervision-eligible offense before September 1, 1996, the projection is generally reached when flat calendar time plus good-conduct time equals the sentence. For an eligible offense on or after that date, the arithmetic is subject to BPP approval. A denial can move the projection to maximum expiration or discharge. Later approval may move it earlier. When the offense is excluded from mandatory supervision, flat time generally drives maximum expiration unless parole occurs first.
Government Code section 508.147 supplies the calendar-time-plus-credit framework for qualifying mandatory supervision, subject to review. Section 508.149 lists excluded offenses. Offense title, offense date, sentence structure, and board action must therefore be known before interpreting a projected date.
Note: Good time affects the statutory release framework, but it does not erase the sentence or guarantee departure on a displayed date.
No Texas 85 Percent Release Rule
Texas does not have a blanket rule that every inmate must serve 85 percent. Government Code section 508.145 contains different formulas based on offense, date, and sentence. The general parole-eligibility rule uses one-fourth of the sentence with calendar time and good time, capped at 15 years. Enumerated serious offenses and deadly-weapon cases can require one-half of the sentence or 30 calendar years, whichever is less, without counting good time. Life sentences and special offenses have their own provisions.
These are eligibility calculations, not release guarantees. BPP can deny parole, set later review, or condition favorable action on a future month or program. Another sentence or hold may also control. A sound Delta County date check records the exact statute and TDCJ field rather than applying a broad percentage to the pronounced term.
Delta County Jail Date Calculation
A county jail sentence is not calculated through the TDCJ Projected Release Date field. The reviewed sources did not publish a Delta County good-time policy, weekend-release rule, release hour, or local sentence calculator. Those facts must not be borrowed from another Texas county.
Ask Delta County Jail and the Delta County/District Clerk for the commitment, jail credits, other holds, and the actual calculation used for the named booking. The clerk's judgment or order shows judicial action; the jail register or booking-out record shows the completed custody event. If the person was moved to TDCJ or another jail, request the transfer destination and timestamp instead of calling it community release.
Delta County's administrative/public-services office moved to 30 Texas Highway 24 on May 1, 2026, but jail operations and dispatch remained at the former site. Call 903-395-2146 before visiting and identify whether the need is a records request, custody check, or jail calculation. The new office address is not a sourced release exit.
Why Delta County Release Dates Change
A projected date changes when a fact used in the calculation or a legal condition changes. The current result should be preserved with its access date, but it should not be treated as an unchangeable commitment.
| Change | Possible effect | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Credit posting or correction | Changes calendar or qualifying credit used by the agency | TDCJ Classification and Records or jail calculation |
| Disciplinary forfeiture or restoration | Changes available good-conduct time where the law allows | TDCJ record under Chapter 498 |
| BPP denial or approval | Can move a mandatory-supervision projection later or earlier | Parole Review Information and BPP result |
| Program prerequisite | A favorable vote may await completion or space | Exact FI vote code and Parole Division |
| New detainer or hold | One custodian may release the person directly to another | Releasing and receiving agencies |
| Consecutive case or changed sentence data | Alters the controlling term or calculation | Court orders and agency record |
| Administrative correction | Fixes an offense, date, credit, or record-entry error | Updated official record |
Delta County Parole Votes and Dates
A favorable vote is one input, not the release event. FI-1 generally means release when eligible, subject to processing and holds. FI-2 points to a future month and year. FI-3R through FI-18R can require a program or facility and set timing. RMS denotes release to mandatory supervision. NR denies release and sets another review period rather than a guaranteed release date.
The official BPP vote-options page shows how the coded results qualify timing.
Before the vote, BPP handles review status at 844-512-0461. After favorable action, the Parole Division handles release processing at 512-406-5202. Neither call replaces the final custodian record showing actual departure.
Confirm a Delta County Release Event
For state prison, compare the current TDCJ result with direct agency confirmation. Use TDCJ email for free inmate history and PRD information, telephone for current routing, and a focused PIA request for an exact historical release or discharge record. A known TDCJ or SID number and county of conviction reduce ambiguity.
For county custody, ask for the permanent jail-register entry and any retained booking-out, release, commitment, transport, or transfer papers. If the cause is a district matter, the 8th Judicial District Court or 62nd Judicial District Court portal can identify the correct court path, though the local clerk remains the records contact. The register records the reason and date of release or transfer and has permanent minimum retention. Detailed papers generally have a release-or-transfer-plus-two-year minimum, so an older request should lead with the permanent entry.
Texas IVSS-Counties may deliver a county custody-change alert where a county participates, but Delta participation was not affirmatively verified. TDCJ IVSS is separate for state-prison and parole notifications. The VINELink Release Check explains the current Texas transition and notification limits. An alert is useful evidence of what the system sent, while the custodian's event record remains the stronger confirmation.