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Tennessee Correction Release Paths

The Tennessee Department of Correction, or TDOC, manages state-prison custody and community supervision. A person sentenced in Campbell County may enter that system even though no TDOC prison is located in the county. Likewise, the Campbell County Sheriff’s detention operation can hold TDOC backup prisoners before they move elsewhere. The state record follows the person, not the county or institution where the search begins.

A state release can lead to parole, another approved community status, sentence-expiration discharge, or a handoff under a detainer. Parole means the person serves part of the sentence in the community under TDOC supervision. Probation is generally ordered by a court instead of prison or after part of a sentence. An inactive record can show former TDOC involvement, but the release detail or discharge document should be checked before assigning a date or reason.

Confirm a TDOC Release

Use the TDOC Felony Offender Information Lookup for a current or former state felony offender. FOIL accepts first and last name, optional aliases and race, a TOMIS or TDOC number, or a State Identification number. The numeric identifier is the better match when names are common. The search includes a CAPTCHA, so live result labels must be read directly instead of assumed from older descriptions.

1. Open FOIL and choose the strongest identifier available. Enter a TOMIS number when the Campbell release record provides one.
2. Compare the person’s identifiers before opening a result. Similar names do not establish a match.
3. Read the status, location, offense, sentence, parole-hearing, and release information actually displayed.
4. Distinguish a projected or eligibility date from an actual past release date. A forecast can change.
5. If the Campbell sheriff reported a transfer, allow for processing time and check again. Request the source record when systems conflict.

The official FOIL overview explains that records can include a photo and state status such as incarcerated, probation, parole, or inactive. This screenshot from the successful project manifest shows the TDOC FOIL access route:

FOIL is not a complete Campbell County booking archive. A person who had only a local jail case may never appear there.

TDOC Discharge Records for Campbell

TDOC Policy 511.03 describes the institutional release process and supplies concrete records for an executed release. Form CR-1941 is the Letter of Discharge. The policy calls for the signed original to be given to the discharged person and a copy kept in the institutional file. Release-notification form CR-3626 contains the offender name, TDOC ID, conviction date and county, date of birth, offense, release type, release date, sentence-expiration date, and intended-residence city and state.

These documents are stronger evidence of actual state discharge than a date that was once projected. A sentence calculation can change after credit decisions, disciplinary action, a court amendment, consecutive-sentence review, parole action, or a detainer. “Eligible” means a person may qualify for consideration. “Granted” means the Board approved release subject to remaining steps. Neither word proves that the institution completed the exit.

For an archived record, contact TDOC Records Management. Request the CR-1941 Letter of Discharge, release authorization or record, actual release date and type, sentence expiration, and receiving authority. Include the TOMIS number and date of birth when available. TDOC says archive charges may apply and are quoted after completion, so do not prepay.

TDOC Custody Beyond Campbell

The Facility Map lists Tennessee Department of Correction facilities statewide because the correct release route is statewide. The place of conviction and the current prison can differ. A person may leave Campbell County Jail for one TDOC facility, move between institutions, enter community supervision in Campbell County, and later receive a final discharge. FOIL is designed to bridge those moves.

Local supervision is administered through the TDOC Campbell field office at 563 Main Street in Jacksboro. It is a community-supervision office, not a detention facility or public former-inmate archive. FOIL remains the public person search. The TDOC field-office directory supplies the Campbell office route, though staff may limit case-specific information. The Campbell parole and probation page explains how the Tennessee Board of Parole, FOIL, and the field office fit together.

VINE is a separate notification channel. Tennessee documents VINE and SAVIN coverage for TDOC, allowing a matched user to register for supported custody events. An alert can be helpful, but it is not the executed discharge record. A notification may describe a transfer, and the exact released-result wording or profile retention can change with the live service. Confirm the event in FOIL and with TDOC records. The sheriff’s release record remains the first source for a Campbell-only jail stay, because FOIL does not cover every local booking.

Campbell Online Court Records can provide another layer when the state sentence began with a local case. The official Campbell court page identifies the local clerk’s jurisdictions and contacts. A judgment explains the sentence imposed, while later orders may address revocation or correction. The court cannot replace TDOC’s current calculation or prove the moment a prison physically released someone. Keep the judgment, FOIL status, and executed release document in their proper roles.

Campbell TDOC Backup Transfers

Campbell’s county and state custody systems overlap in a measurable way. A January 2025 TDOC jail snapshot reported 191 people against 322 beds in Campbell County, including 86 TDOC backups. Those numbers describe one day, not annual admissions or releases. They do show why a person’s disappearance from a Campbell jail source can be unusually hard to read. Movement to a state institution may be the next custody event.

Confirm the transition in order. The Campbell sheriff’s booking and release entry should identify a transfer and the receiving authority. FOIL should then show the processed state status or location. “Incarcerated” means confinement continued under TDOC. Parole or probation signals a community-supervision category, while inactive status must be paired with release or sentence detail. Never use the monthly snapshot as a person-level release list or infer that one of its backup prisoners was released during that month.

TDOC Detainer Release Handoffs

A TDOC release may end state custody without placing the person in the community. Policy 511.03 recognizes detainer releases and uses CR-3626 to record release type, date, and intended destination. It can also direct a notification recipient to Tennessee SAVIN when a person is released by detainer to a Tennessee county facility. The next custodian must therefore be identified before a state release is described as freedom.

The same distinction applies if an immigration detainer is relevant. ICE says its detainer asks for notice and up to 48 hours so it can assume custody. No Campbell-specific ICE agreement was found, so this is not a claim that Campbell participates. It is a records rule: read the receiving authority in the executed TDOC release record and follow that authority’s locator.

Tennessee Release Dates Can Change

Tennessee release eligibility depends on the offense, offense date, judgment, sentencing range, statutory rules, and credit treatment. T.C.A. §40-35-501 addresses release eligibility. T.C.A. §41-21-236 governs sentence-reduction credits. Credits may affect eligibility or sentence calculations, but they do not produce one safe percentage for every person. Tennessee’s “85%” language is offense- and date-specific, not a universal formula.

The projected release date lookup separates parole eligibility, sentence expiration, and actual release. For confirmation after the event, return to FOIL and the CR-1941 or release record. Preserve the exact wording and date checked. If a court judgment and TDOC calculation appear inconsistent, contact the agency responsible for the sentence calculation rather than averaging the two dates.