Get Tdcj Inmate Release Process

Releases from all facilities occur between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Note, scheduled releases may be subject to change.

You can use the Inmate Locator to find out when a prisoner was, or is expected to be, released. To learn more about an inmate, submit a Freedom of Information Act request to the BOP.

Types of Release Parole. "Parole" means the release of a prisoner to the community by the Board of Parole (BOP) prior to the expiration of the offender's sentence. ... Probation. ... Determinate Release. ... Community Corrections.

TDCJ Inmate not released on scheduled date Your inquiry is better addressed with the Reentry and Integration Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as the releasing process is under their purview. You may contact them by phone at (936) 437-5040, or you may e-mail them at rid@tdcj.texas.gov.

Requests by Telephone Inmate parole review status line (prior to being voted by the BPP to be released) - Board of Pardons and Paroles status line at (844) 512-0461. Inmate parole release status line (after being voted by the BPP to be released) - Parole Division status line in Austin (512) 406-5202.

Releases from all facilities occur between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Note, scheduled releases may be subject to change.

Projected Release Date is the date, which is determined by the TDCJ-CID Classification and Records Office, that an inmate is projected to be released from incarceration if not released on parole sooner. The calculation of the projected release date is affected by offense title and offense date.

You may contact the appropriate board office to send letters of support or to request an interview with a parole panel member. You may call the TDCJ Parole Division, Review & Release Processing Section, at (512) 406-5202 after BPP has voted the offender to be released for the release status.