Check TDCJ Release Records

TDCJ Knox Release Paths

No TDCJ prison unit is located in Knox County. A defendant committed from the Knox County Jail enters the statewide prison system, so the county transfer is not a release from incarceration. While the person remains confined, TDCJ is the proper custodian. The live offender search may show the unit, offenses, identifying number, and projected release fields.

Leaving prison can take several forms. Parole is a Board-authorized release from confinement followed by supervision from the TDCJ Parole Division. Mandatory supervision is another supervised release category governed by sentence and statutory rules. Discharge means the relevant state custody or supervision obligation has ended as recorded by TDCJ. These labels should not be collapsed into the single word “free.”

Search Current TDCJ Custody

The TDCJ offender search expressly includes only inmates currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. It updates on working days, and its information is at least 24 hours old. The tool is useful for proving present state custody and collecting identifiers. It is not a released-person archive.

Search by exact last name with at least a first initial, by the seven-digit TDCJ number, or by SID number. Gender and race can narrow a name search. Open the correct name only after comparing the available age or birth information, offense, county or court, and identification number.

1. Enter the exact last name and first initial, or use a TDCJ or SID number.
2. Review possible matches without relying on name alone.
3. Open the detail record and note the TDCJ number, unit, offense, and county of conviction.
4. Label projected, parole-eligibility, maximum-sentence, and scheduled dates exactly as TDCJ labels them.
5. If no match appears, use the historical channels rather than declaring a discharge.

The official form pictured below shows the fields and the current-inmate limitation.

A search miss may reflect release, a transfer, an identifier mismatch, delay, or system scope. Only a positive dated state record can resolve which event occurred.

TDCJ Release Date Meanings

A Projected Release Date is a forecast calculated by TDCJ Classification and Records. It represents when the inmate may leave incarceration if parole does not occur sooner. Offense and sentence data, time credit, mandatory-supervision eligibility, Board action, forfeitures, detainers, and new information can change the projection. It is not an actual exit timestamp.

A Scheduled Release Date appears later in the process, after approval and records work advances. TDCJ warns that it can change without notice, even on the scheduled day. The evidence ladder is therefore clear: projection is an estimate, a favorable Board vote is a decision, a scheduled date is an operational plan, and the actual release or discharge record confirms completion.

Projected Release Date

A TDCJ estimate based on the current record and applicable release rules.

Parole eligibility

The point when review may occur, not a promise of approval or release.

Scheduled Release Date

A changeable operational date after approval and processing.

Actual release

The completed departure from prison recorded by the agency.

Discharge

The recorded end of the relevant custody or supervision obligation.

The Knox County projected release date page gives the fuller date-computation path without turning a forecast into a completed event.

Confirm TDCJ Knox Discharge

After an actual discharge, the person normally disappears from the current-only web search. Use TDCJ's routine historical information channel first. Email the full name and seven-digit TDCJ number to pia@tdcj.texas.gov and put the inmate name in the subject. Without that number, include the exact date of birth, or approximate age and county of conviction.

The general inmate information lines are 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283. Offices operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Exact date of birth is required by phone when a TDCJ or SID number is unavailable. Ask for the agency's own historical label and date, not a newly composed conclusion.

The TDCJ historical information page explains the free email route and its limits.

Routine email can provide past-incarceration information but expressly excludes photographs. A formal request is needed for a release certificate, discharge record, or existing departmental identification image.

Request TDCJ Release Records

Submit a formal request through the TDCJ Public Information Act channel. Options include the official online form, email to PIA@tdcj.texas.gov, mail to TDCJ Public Information Request, PO Box 4017, Huntsville, TX 77342, or hand delivery to 2 Financial Plaza, Suite 600, Huntsville, TX 77340. Ask for existing documents tied to the identified person and incarceration episode.

A narrow request may seek the actual release or discharge record, release certificate if public, release date and type, release location, or an existing departmental identification photograph. Include full name, TDCJ number, date of birth, county of conviction, and a practical date range. Request electronic records and ask for an estimate before costs exceed a stated amount.

Note: TDCJ Records Management does not answer time, custody, transfer, or release questions; use inmate information, Classification and Records, or the PIA channel.

TDCJ Parole Is Supervised Release

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles makes parole decisions. The TDCJ Parole Division then supervises people released on parole or mandatory supervision. Eligibility alone means review may be possible. A favorable vote can still be followed by programming, residence review, detainer checks, certificate work, or a records audit.

For Board review status, call 844-512-0461. After approval, the Parole Division release-status number is 512-406-5202. Knox County is assigned to the Wichita Falls District Parole Office, Region V, at 3100 Seymour Highway, Suite 118, Wichita Falls, TX 76301, phone 940-322-2721. The directory should be rechecked before travel because assignments can change.

Physical prison release and discharge from supervision may be separated by months or years. Preserve the actual label on each state record and do not substitute a maximum-sentence date, Board vote date, or scheduled date for the completed release date.

TDCJ Knox System Contact

There is no local TDCJ facility address or Knox County unit phone to list. The statewide search, Huntsville records channels, and assigned regional parole office are the authoritative contacts. The Knox County Jail remains the right source only for the earlier county transfer event.

A complete chain may require both records: Knox County documents the handoff, and TDCJ documents admission, confinement, state release, and any later discharge.