Burleson Projected Versus Actual Release
TDCJ defines Projected Release Date as the date its Classification and Records Office calculates for an inmate to leave incarceration if parole does not occur first. It is a forecast within the state-prison system. The actual date records when custody truly ended. These are not interchangeable, and a favorable parole vote is another distinct milestone.
A Burleson County pretrial detainee has no sentence-based projected date. Release may depend on bond, dismissal, acquittal, a court order, or resolution of a hold. A person serving a county-jail sentence has a local calculation based on the judgment, sentence start, jail credit, any lawful local credits, holds, and processing. The TDCJ field must not be applied to that county term.
Find a Burleson Projected Date
Start with the last known custodian. The TDCJ Online Inmate Search applies only while a person is incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. It does not cover someone who merely bonded out of Burleson County Jail.
- Confirm whether the person is at Burleson County Jail, in TDCJ, or with another agency.
- For TDCJ, search by TDCJ or SID number when possible, then compare name, age, offense, county, and sentence.
- Open the matching current record and copy the exact Projected Release Date label with the date checked.
- For a county sentence, obtain the judgment and jail custody calculation from the Sheriff and correct clerk.
- Near the expected date, verify status with the custodian rather than relying on the old forecast.
Burleson County Jail is at 1334 State Highway 21 East, Caldwell, TX 77836, and its number is 979-567-4343. Ask whether staff can explain an apparent date difference. The Burleson County release-record path covers the written request when a phone answer is not enough.
Request a Burleson TDCJ Date
When the online result is unclear, TDCJ provides email and telephone channels. Send the full name and seven-digit TDCJ number to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. If the number is unknown, provide the exact date of birth, or an approximate age with Burleson as the county of conviction when that fact is known. Put the inmate's name in the subject line. TDCJ says this information service has no charge and can provide the projected release date and incarceration details, but it does not supply photographs through that email route.
Use the current telephone information page when a match remains uncertain or timing is close. General TDCJ information is available at 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The agency requests an exact birth date when neither a TDCJ nor SID number is available. Record the answer date and the exact label supplied.
Document the Burleson Release Date
A sound date check follows the person across custodians. Start with the Burleson judgment for sentence length and jail credit. Use the Sheriff custody record for the county stay and any transfer. After TDCJ intake, use the state record for classification calculations, parole eligibility, mandatory-supervision review, and the projected date. If release occurs under supervision, Parole Division supplies the next part of the timeline.
After the person leaves TDCJ, the current-inmate search may return no result. That absence is not an actual release date. Request the incarceration and release history, then compare it with any Board action and supervision record. If the county record shows transfer to the U.S. Marshals Service, ICE, another jail, or another state system, stop applying the TDCJ projection and continue with the receiving agency.
This record chain also explains why a hand calculation can fail. A new sentence, credit correction, forfeiture, detainer, Board decision, or release-plan step may not appear in the documents used for the first estimate. The most recent official custody record is stronger than an old projected date.
Texas Good Time for Burleson Cases
Texas Government Code chapter 498 governs good-conduct time. Rates depend on classification and applicable rules, and credits may be forfeited. Section 498.004 calls good time a privilege rather than a vested right. Where the law permits, credits affect parole or mandatory-supervision eligibility. They do not automatically cut the judicial sentence one day for every day credited.
Texas has no blanket rule that all prisoners must serve about 85 percent. Under Government Code §508.145, many ordinary offenses use calendar time plus good time equaling one-quarter of the sentence or fifteen years, whichever is less, for parole eligibility. Certain serious offenses use calendar time without good time and commonly require one-half of the sentence or thirty calendar years, whichever is less. Separate rules and exceptions apply. Eligibility still does not mean approval.
The official TDCJ definitions page explains the Projected Release Date field.
Why Burleson Release Dates Move
A date may change without a data error. TDCJ recalculates within the governing law, while new legal events can alter the expected path. County records can also show a later exit than a simple sentence estimate.
| Factor | Possible effect |
|---|---|
| Good-time forfeiture | May delay an eligibility-based state date. |
| Credit recalculation | Changes the time credited to the sentence. |
| BPP action | Approval may support earlier release; denial can move the projection toward maximum expiration. |
| Detainer or hold | May send the person to another custodian rather than the community. |
| New sentence or court order | Can change the controlling term or legal authority. |
| Release processing | Creates a gap between an expected date and physical departure. |
A transfer is not community release. If Burleson County records say TDCJ, USMS, ICE, or another county, continue with that receiving agency.
Confirm Burleson County Release
The online TDCJ search is current-inmate only. If a former result disappears, request incarceration history and the actual release or discharge category from TDCJ. Email pia@tdcj.texas.gov with the full name and seven-digit TDCJ number, or use date of birth or approximate age and county of conviction when the number is unknown. TDCJ says the listed email information service has no charge.
The official TDCJ email information page describes the fields available.
For county custody, pair the jail history with the court judgment. The court explains the sentence, credit, or order, while the jail record supplies the physical exit event. A projected date alone proves neither.
Burleson Mandatory Supervision Rules
Offense date changes the TDCJ framework. For a mandatory-supervision-eligible offense before September 1, 1996, flat time plus good time reaching the sentence can establish scheduled mandatory release if parole has not occurred. For an eligible offense on or after that date, the Board of Pardons and Paroles must approve discretionary mandatory supervision. A denial can cause TDCJ to recalculate toward maximum expiration, while later approval may move the date sooner.
For an offense that is not eligible for mandatory supervision, the projected date generally matches maximum expiration unless parole happens first. Government Code §§508.147 and 508.149 govern mandatory supervision and exclusions. Offense title, offense date, judgment, and sentence all matter. A charge’s common name is not enough to calculate a date.
Burleson Jail Sentence Calculations
No Burleson Sheriff source publishes a local good-time formula or weekend-release policy. Do not import another Texas county’s practice. Request the signed judgment, jail-time credit, and jail custody or computed-release record. If they appear inconsistent, ask the jail or court to identify the controlling existing record.
Bond payments need similar care. A payment receipt is not a release timestamp. A second charge, warrant, detainer, or ordinary processing can keep someone in custody after an expected event. Note: Check close to the date because the newest custody record is stronger than an older calculation.
Burleson Release Date Stages
Three dates are often confused. Parole eligibility is the first point at which BPP may consider release under the applicable statute. A favorable BPP action can authorize planning, sometimes with a date, program, or prerequisite. Physical release occurs only when institutional processing is complete and no other authority prevents departure.
A favorable vote can be reconsidered or rescinded before departure. Programming, a proposed release plan, detainers, and records work may intervene. After favorable action, TDCJ provides a release-status channel, but the final custody record remains the best evidence of when the person left. If mandatory supervision is involved, the offense date and statutory eligibility rules remain central.
Maximum expiration is also distinct. It is the endpoint of the sentence calculation, while parole and mandatory supervision can create supervised release before that endpoint. Discharge ordinarily means the sentence has ended, though another sentence, warrant, or jurisdiction can still matter. These labels should be copied exactly from the official record rather than reduced to “out.”
For a Burleson County case, conviction county is a useful identity check in TDCJ, but one person can have judgments from more than one county. Always compare the TDCJ or SID number and offense details. When the expected date passes without release, check for a revised calculation, Board action, another sentence, or a detainer before assuming an error.
Match Burleson Date Records
The court and custody files answer different questions. A Burleson felony judgment can show sentence length and jail credit. The Sheriff record shows county movements and exit. TDCJ classification records control the state-prison computation after transfer. Combining them is safer than counting days without knowing later action.
A date shown today may differ from an old capture. Record the check date and quote each label exactly. Projected release, parole eligibility, mandatory supervision, maximum expiration, and discharge have distinct meanings. Substituting one label for another can turn an estimate into a false promise.
A person released on parole remains under TDCJ Parole Division supervision. Someone placed on probation by a Burleson court follows the local Community Supervision and Corrections Department. A county probation order should not be read through a state-prison projected date.
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