IDOC Releases for Stark Commitments
No IDOC prison is located in Stark County. A person sentenced to state prison on a Stark case enters a statewide system, and the assigned institution can change through classification or transfer. Once IDOC accepts custody, the relevant release trail is the IDOC profile, prison records, Parole Services record, and, for limited proceedings, Illinois Prisoner Review Board material. A historical Stark County Jail entry documents only the county episode.
An IDOC prison exit may lead to mandatory supervised release, often called MSR, parole under an older indeterminate sentence, a court-ordered release, or full discharge. MSR and parole place a person in the community under state supervision. Discharge generally marks the end of the sentence and supervision, subject to the exact field definition. A transfer between prisons changes location but does not end IDOC custody.
| IDOC event | Meaning | Best proof |
|---|---|---|
| Institution transfer | State custody continues | Parent Institution and Location |
| Parole or MSR | Prison exit to supervision | Status and Last Paroled Date |
| Projected date | Expected future calculation | Exact projected field label |
| Discharge | Sentence or supervision endpoint | IDOC profile or written record |
Search IDOC Stark Release Status
Begin with the IDOC Individual in Custody Search. Search by IDOC number when known because names can collide. A name search should use the exact spelling and available identity details. Compare the sentencing county and case information with the Stark mittimus, which is the court document that commits a person to corrections.
- Search by IDOC number or exact legal name.
- Match identifiers before opening a profile.
- Read Offender Status, Parent Institution, and Location together.
- Preserve each displayed date label exactly.
- Use written IDOC confirmation if the former prisoner is absent.
The public search is strongest for people marked IN CUSTODY or PAROLE. A PAROLE status can include modern MSR as well as parole terminology used by the system. Read Last Paroled Date with the overall status and projected discharge information. Do not rename every date as a release date.
IDOC Release Fields Explained
The profile may show identifiers, physical descriptors, the current institution or supervision status, sentencing county and case, offense and sentence terms, admission date, and date calculations. Visibility varies by record. Record the precise wording because each field answers a different question.
| Displayed field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Offender Status | Current system status, such as custody or parole |
| Parent Institution | Administrative institution tied to the record |
| Location | Current reported placement or supervision location |
| Admission Date | Entry into the relevant IDOC term |
| Projected Parole Date | Calculated future prison-release date |
| Last Paroled Date | Recorded prior prison exit to supervision |
| Projected Discharge Date | Expected end of sentence and supervision |
A projected date can change with sentence credit, credit loss, a court order, a detainer, or another legal calculation. It is not a promise of the day or hour a person will leave. The Stark County inmate release date page addresses those calculations in more depth.
IDOC Stark Release Destinations
A person leaving prison may report to IDOC Parole Services under MSR or parole conditions. Older indeterminate cases can involve a discretionary PRB parole decision. Most modern determinate sentences lead to statutory MSR instead of a discretionary parole-grant vote. PRB also sets conditions and handles revocation functions, while IDOC supervises people in the community.
IDOC's release procedure calls for advance notice, when possible, to the State's Attorney and Sheriff in the committing and release counties. Its community-placement records may include the name and register number, identifiers, parent or transition facility, community status, release date, projected discharge, committing county, and mittimus number. Sensitive residence or supervision details may be withheld.
- Mandatory supervised release
- Community supervision that follows many modern determinate prison terms.
- Parole
- Supervised release terminology used for older indeterminate sentences and some IDOC status displays.
- Discharge
- The end of the correctional sentence or supervision, based on the record's definition.
- Mittimus
- The court commitment document connecting the Stark case to IDOC custody.
IDOC Release Records Contact
A fully discharged former prisoner may not remain visible in the public search. Ask the IDOC Public Information or FOIA office for actual release, MSR or parole, and discharge fields, along with definitions. Narrow the request by name, IDOC number, Stark sentencing case, and date range. Electronic delivery helps avoid copy charges.
1301 Concordia Court
PO Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
General: 217-558-2200
FOIA extension: 4166
Fax: 217-558-5612
Email: DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov
Official IDOC contact page
Under the state fee schedule, the first fifty standard black-and-white letter or legal pages are free, later pages cost $0.15 each, color letter-size pages cost $0.59 each, and other media may be charged at actual reproduction cost. Current agency instructions control.
Stark Jail Versus IDOC Release
The county and state systems answer different questions. Stark County Jail can show when the Sheriff transferred a person out and which authority received that person. IDOC can show admission to state custody, institutional placement, prison release to supervision, and discharge. Neither record replaces the other when the task is to reconstruct the full path.
| Question | Correct source |
|---|---|
| When did the person leave Stark Jail? | Sheriff release log |
| Why did the Stark case lead to prison? | Stark docket and mittimus |
| Where is the person in state custody? | IDOC offender search |
| When did the person leave prison? | IDOC status and Last Paroled Date |
| Has supervision ended? | Discharge field or written IDOC record |
A Stark jail transfer entry cannot prove later prison release. Likewise, an IDOC profile cannot supply the exact time the Sheriff ended the earlier county episode.
IDOC Release Verification Limits
Online records change as IDOC updates custody, credit, and supervision data. A no-match may reflect spelling, an older record, a fully discharged person, or a person who was never committed to IDOC. It does not prove release. Confirm the identity and use the written route when the online record is incomplete.
PRB calendars show when a proceeding is scheduled, not the physical release. A board result can show a grant, denial, continuance, or another decision, yet IDOC status remains the source for actual custody and release processing. For a person still held under another warrant or sovereign, that receiving system must be checked separately.
Note: The statewide IDOC search covers state correctional custody and supervision, not every person released from Stark County Jail.
Confirming an Older IDOC Release
An older Stark County commitment may be absent from a current public profile even though IDOC retains responsive records. Start with the full legal name, IDOC number when known, Stark sentencing case, and a narrow date range. Ask the Public Information or FOIA office for the actual status, release event, Last Paroled Date, discharge event, and the definitions that applied when each field was entered. If a record was transferred or destroyed, request the controlling retention explanation rather than treating silence as proof of release.
Keep the agency response with the Stark mittimus and county transfer entry. Together, those sources show when county custody ended, when state custody began, whether prison release led to supervision, and whether final discharge later occurred. A copied profile without its access date cannot answer all four questions.
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