Projected vs Actual Release Date
[PARAGRAPH + CALLOUT - Research §1,§3. ANCHOR. What a projected (scheduled/tentative) release date is versus the actual release, and that a pre-trial detainee has no fixed date while a sentenced inmate does.]
How to Find a [COUNTY] County Inmate's Projected Release Date
[PARAGRAPH + STEP-BY-STEP (ol) - Research §3,§4. For a sentenced state prisoner, the [STATE_DOC_NAME] offender search (projected/tentative release date field); for a county-jail sentence, the jail records unit or court. Natural link to index.html.]
Good-Time Credit and How Release Dates Are Computed
[PARAGRAPH - Research §10,§3. The state's good-time / earned-time rules and any truth-in-sentencing (serve 85%+) requirement, and how they reduce a sentence to a projected release date. Cite the state statute.]
Why a Projected Release Date Changes
[PARAGRAPH + TABLE - Research §3,§5. What moves a projected date: good-time loss from discipline, detainers/holds from other agencies, court orders, parole grant/denial. One row per factor.]
Confirming a Release Date
[PARAGRAPH - Research §6. Register on VINELink for a pending-release alert; confirm with the DOC or jail records unit. Natural link to VINELink check.]