Federal BOP Release Coverage
The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates federal prisons nationwide. No federal correctional facility was verified in Perry County. A person with a Perry connection belongs in the BOP path only when federal case records or another reliable source show entry into federal prison custody. An arrest by a local agency, a stay at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail, or an Ohio felony sentence does not by itself create a BOP record.
The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. Search results can include name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. The record is best read alongside the federal judgment and docket. BOP status answers when federal prison custody ended or may end. The court record explains the sentence and any supervised-release term.
| BOP display | Careful interpretation |
|---|---|
| Past release date | No longer in BOP custody as of that date |
| RELEASED location or status | Departure from BOP custody, subject to other systems |
| Future release date | A projected date that may change after recalculation |
| UNKNOWN | The release term is not determined in the public result |
| No result | Inconclusive without checking date range, identifiers, and other custodians |
Search a Federal BOP Release
A federal identifier gives the most exact search. BOP accepts BOP register, DCDC, FBI, or INS numbers. A name search can be narrowed by race, age, and sex. Use those extra fields only to distinguish similar results. Never assume that a matching name alone identifies the Perry-connected person.
- Confirm from the federal docket or official record that the person entered BOP custody.
- Search by BOP register number when available. Otherwise enter the exact name and use supported narrowing fields.
- Match the register number and identity details to the judgment or case record.
- Read the displayed location and release date together.
- Classify a past date as departure from BOP custody, not as release from every legal restraint.
- Open the federal docket to identify supervised release or a later custody action.
The BOP’s official records explanation supplies the meaning and limits of locator data. For an older person absent from the 1982-forward system, consult the National Archives route described by BOP. Absence from the modern locator does not prove that no federal imprisonment occurred.
Verify a BOP Release Date
When the locator shows a past release date and “RELEASED,” state only that BOP custody ended by the listed date. The federal judgment may impose supervised release, which is a court-ordered period in the community after prison. The probation office and docket document that phase. A local warrant, state sentence, or immigration process can also place the person under another authority after BOP custody ends.
A future BOP date is projected. Sentence calculation can change through credits, court action, First Step Act calculations, disciplinary events, or other lawful adjustments. Do not turn the displayed future date into a guaranteed departure time. The locator’s public value should be quoted with its label and access date, then checked again near the expected event.
If the result conflicts with a federal docket entry, identify which document is newer and what each measures. A court order can change the sentence, while BOP calculates and administers federal confinement. Request the relevant BOP record or consult the court rather than producing an independent calculation.
Note: A federal release date is not evidence that a Perry County charge ended or that another custodian has no hold.
BOP Versus Perry Custody
Perry County’s adult jail path is the five-county Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail. Its current roster and release record concern that custodian. ODRC covers Ohio state-prison commitments and Adult Parole Authority supervision. BOP covers federal prison. Each database begins at a different point, and no one source replaces the others.
| Case path | Release evidence |
|---|---|
| Perry adult jail matter | SEORJ release record, Perry court, and VINE |
| Ohio felony prison commitment | ODRC status, discharge details, and APA record |
| Federal conviction and designation | BOP locator, federal judgment, and federal docket |
| USMS pretrial or transport custody | Federal docket and receiving custodian |
| Immigration detention | ICE locator within its limited coverage and immigration records |
A transfer out of SEORJ can be mistaken for community release. Follow the receiving agency. If BOP designation appears after federal proceedings, search BOP. If ODRC admission appears after a Perry felony sentence, use the state system instead. If the person remained only in regional jail, BOP is irrelevant.
The Perry County release-record search path helps identify the system without blending their dates or meanings.
Federal Release Record Sources
The BOP locator is a public status tool, not the full prison file. The federal docket can contain the judgment, sentence, later orders, and supervised-release proceedings. A specific BOP records request may be needed for records beyond the locator. Federal access rules, privacy limits, and law-enforcement exemptions apply.
Request a named existing record. Give the full name, register number, federal case number, institution if known, and the approximate date range. Ask for the release or transfer record needed rather than asking BOP to explain all events. If a record is withheld, the agency should identify the applicable federal basis and appeal route.
- Register number
- The BOP identifier used to distinguish the federal inmate record.
- Supervised release
- A federal court-ordered period after prison, monitored under conditions.
- Projected release
- A future calculation that can change before actual departure.
- Transfer
- Movement between custodians or institutions, not necessarily community release.
For pretrial custody, the U.S. Marshals Service may be involved, but USMS does not provide a public name-based prisoner locator. The federal docket and receiving jail or BOP record are more useful than trying to infer status from a missing BOP entry.
Federal BOP Release Contacts
No single BOP institution address belongs in a Perry County facility card because the system is nationwide and no local federal prison was verified. Use the institution shown on the official BOP result for institution-specific questions. Use the locator and official BOP records pages for status and records routing.
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About Federal Inmate Records
Do not invent a local federal phone or mailing address. A person can be housed far from Perry County. The current BOP detail and federal court record should determine the right institution and jurisdiction.
USMS and BOP Release Records
The U.S. Marshals Service handles federal pretrial, transport, and prisoner operations but intentionally offers no public name locator comparable to BOP. Its prisoner-information policy restricts public disclosure of histories, photographs, and arrival or departure times. A missing BOP result may mean the person is in pretrial or transport custody rather than designated to a federal prison.
Follow the federal docket, counsel or court contacts where appropriate, and the receiving custodian. A carefully scoped USMS FOIA request is a fallback, but exemptions can limit release and the agency need not answer broad research questions or create a new record. Ask for an identifiable existing document.
After a Federal BOP Release
A BOP release date ends the federal prison portion shown by that agency. It may begin or continue a separate term of supervised release. The federal judgment states whether supervised release was imposed, its length, and its legal conditions. Later docket entries can document modification, alleged violation, revocation, or termination. Those records belong to the federal court and supervising system, not the Perry regional jail or Ohio APA.
If a person returns to custody after the BOP date, identify the new authority. A federal supervised-release proceeding can result in another federal custody episode. A state or local warrant may lead to an Ohio jail. An immigration action may move the person into ICE custody. The old BOP result remains correct about the completed federal episode but cannot describe the later one.
Use restrained language when sharing the finding. “BOP lists the person as released from federal custody on the displayed date” is supported. “All custody and supervision ended” requires additional records. When personal status verification matters, check the current federal docket and any clearly documented receiving system after reading the locator.
The same separation applies before federal prison. USMS pretrial custody can precede BOP designation, while a county hold can exist in a different case. A federal docket entry ordering release does not guarantee immediate physical departure when another valid hold is present. The actual custodian confirms when its processing ended.
Federal History and Local Context
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail opened in April 1998 as a regional jail for five Ohio counties. Historic Junction City Prison closed in 1977. Neither is a current BOP prison. Old local history and modern federal custody should never be merged into a claim that Perry County houses a federal correctional institution.
No active state prison, federal prison, or verified ICE-contract facility was found within Perry County. Federal BOP research is still relevant when a person from Perry enters the federal system elsewhere. The deciding evidence is the federal case and BOP record, not county of residence.