Tennessee Correction Release Paths
No TDOC prison was identified within Scott County. This facility page represents Tennessee's statewide prison and state-sentence system, not a local prison building. Scott County can hold TDOC backup prisoners, which are state-sentenced people housed in the local jail. Their removal from the Justice Center roster can mean transfer to another TDOC location while confinement continues.
A state prisoner may leave incarceration on parole, determinate release, sentence expiration, or another authorized release type. Parole allows community release before the full sentence expires under conditions. Probation is court-ordered community supervision and can also follow a period of confinement. Discharge marks the end of the state sentence or supervision reflected in the discharge record, unless another lawful custody basis exists. A transfer between jails or prisons is none of these.
| FOIL status or event | Custody meaning | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Incarcerated | Confinement continues, even if Scott County no longer holds the person | Assigned Location and TDOC movement record |
| Parole | Community supervision before sentence expiration | FOIL status, certificate, and supervising office |
| Probation | Community supervision ordered by a court | Court order and FOIL where the state record applies |
| Inactive | Former or inactive TDOC record requiring context | Sentence fields and official discharge record |
Search TDOC Release Records
The Felony Offender Information Lookup overview describes TDOC's public coverage. FOIL includes Tennessee felony offenders currently or formerly in TDOC custody or supervision. It can follow a Scott County defendant who became a state prisoner, parolee, probationer, or inactive former state offender. It does not contain every local booking, misdemeanor, dismissal, or bond release.
Use the direct FOIL search in this order.
- Search by TDOC or TOMIS ID when it is known. A State ID Number, or SID, is another precise route.
- For a name search, enter last and first name, consider aliases, and use the race filter only to separate candidates.
- Complete the case-sensitive CAPTCHA and submit the search.
- Compare birth date, identifiers, offenses, and other details before opening a record.
- Read Supervision Status, Assigned Location, sentence fields, and release information together.
- Request the actual state record if the public result does not settle the release question.
The MyTN mobile application offers another official route through Public Safety and FOIL. It is a state alternative, not a Scott County sheriff jail app. FOIL technical support is listed at 629-888-5870, toll-free 888-890-8183, and apps.support@tn.gov.
TDOC Release Search Fields
A FOIL result can include a photo or “No Photo Available,” TDOC ID, SID, birth date, aliases, Supervision Status, Assigned Location, sentence length, supervision or custody level, Sentence Begin Date, Sentence End Date, Release Eligibility Date, parole hearing information, and active Tennessee sentences. The fields must be read as one record. Assigned Location can distinguish a prison or jail from a community-supervision office.
| Field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Supervision Status | Distinguishes incarceration, parole, probation, or inactive state status |
| Assigned Location | Shows the prison, jail, or supervision office associated with the record |
| Sentence End Date | Sentence calculation field, not always the physical prison-exit date |
| Release Eligibility Date | Earliest parole eligibility under the governing calculation |
| Parole Hearing Result | Recorded Board action, which still may not prove physical departure |
| Active Tennessee sentences | Helps identify whether another state term remains |
TDOC warns that dates may change when further court papers arrive and does not warrant complete, timely, or error-free data. An Inactive status, past sentence end, and no active Tennessee sentences form a stronger public picture than one field alone. Still, the institutional release or discharge record is the better source for the exact event and type.
Confirm TDOC Actual Release
TDOC Policy 511.03 separates release planning from actual discharge. It provides for a signed Letter of Discharge, form CR-1941. The original goes to the discharged person, and a copy enters the institutional file. Its release-notification process also records identity, TDOC ID, conviction information, offense, release type, release date, sentence-expiration date, and intended-residence city and state.
Those records answer questions that a future-facing FOIL date cannot. The Release Eligibility Date, often shortened to RED, is the earliest date parole eligibility can begin under T.C.A. § 40-35-501. It does not mean the Board granted parole, approved the release plan, issued a certificate, or caused a physical exit. Sentence End Date can also differ from the day confinement ends because parole may start sooner.
- RED
- Release Eligibility Date, the earliest date an eligible state prisoner may be considered for parole.
- Parole
- Conditional community release while the sentence continues.
- Discharge
- The documented completion of a state sentence or supervision term.
- TDOC backup
- A state-sentenced prisoner housed in a local jail.
Note: A Scott County jail release followed by an incarcerated FOIL result is evidence of transfer, not community release.
TDOC Release Records Contact
For an old or detailed file, use the TDOC archived offender-record request. Identify the person by full name, TOMIS number, and date of birth where known. Describe the release or discharge entry, custody movement, sentence calculation, parole certificate, or final decision needed. TDOC asks requesters not to prepay; archive-search fees are quoted after the search.
TDOC Records Management
Rachel Jackson Building, 2nd Floor
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0465
Phone: 615-253-8079
Fees: Quoted after the archive search
The official archive page shown in the captured image is the source route for former state-offender records.
The image supports the records-request route. It is not a person-level release result and should not be used to infer any Scott County prisoner's status.
Scott County TDOC Transfers
The January 2025 state jail snapshot counted 40 TDOC backup prisoners in Scott County. That one-day report also showed 125 total people against 140 beds. These are custody-mix figures, not release totals, but they make one local point clear: a person can leave the Justice Center while remaining under a Tennessee state sentence.
When the Scott County Sheriff records a transfer to TDOC, compare the local release event and search FOIL by TOMIS or TDOC ID if possible. Read Assigned Location before assuming which prison received the person. No rule in the research assigns Scott County defendants to one fixed prison. A nearby facility is not proof of placement. The Scott County court record can identify the sentence or commitment, while the current TDOC record controls placement.
If FOIL shows parole or probation, the local TDOC Scott Community Supervision office is at 575 Scott High Drive, Huntsville, Tennessee 37756, phone 865-220-6529. It is a supervision contact, not a prison or a complete release-record archive. Ask the office only about the function it performs.
TDOC Release Date Changes
No single Tennessee percentage can safely predict a release. Eligibility varies by sentencing range, offense, offense date, credits, and statutory exceptions. Some serious-offense rules can create a floor often described as 85 percent, while other provisions use different percentages or true 100 percent service. For many sentences affected by changes taking effect July 1, 2024, credits may alter parole eligibility without changing the Sentence End Date.
Consecutive sentences, amended judgments, jail credit, disciplinary action, detainers, pending charges, credit awards or losses, Board results, and release-plan approval can change timing. TDOC can award qualifying sentence-reduction credits under T.C.A. § 41-21-236, but credits are not a right and may be withheld or removed. The individual judgment and TDOC calculation matter more than a headline formula.
Policy 511.03 also makes the receiving destination part of sound release proof. A release-notification entry can state the type of release, actual date, sentence-expiration date, and intended-residence city and state. If a detainer controls the movement, request the receiving authority rather than treating the event as community release. If parole controls it, compare the Board action and supervision assignment. If the sentence expires, seek the signed discharge letter. These details explain why a single FOIL date cannot carry the whole conclusion.
A person seeking the actual Scott County state release should therefore compare FOIL with the judgment and state movement or discharge record. Use RED to understand eligibility. Use Board records for the decision. Use CR-1941 or the actual release entry to confirm completion or movement. The Scott County released-inmate record path supplies the local side when the case began at the Justice Center. Each document has a defined role.
For notification, Tennessee VINE is another official TDOC channel. It can search a state offender by name or offender ID and can offer phone, email, TTY, or text alerts. A notice should prompt confirmation with TDOC because an event can mean release, transfer, or another custody change. VINE is not the archive for a completed state sentence, and it cannot replace FOIL, the institutional file, or the signed discharge letter.