Ohio DRC Release Coverage
ODRC operates Ohio’s state prisons and the public Offender Search used for people in prison, released from prison, under Adult Parole Authority supervision, or listed as violators at large. Perry County has no verified active state prison within its borders. The state system matters because a Perry felony sentence can move a person from Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail into an ODRC institution elsewhere.
A county-jail release and a prison release are different events. Someone who posts bond or completes a short local sentence at SEORJ may never appear in ODRC. A person committed to prison can have both records: the SEORJ departure documents transfer out of the regional jail, and ODRC documents admission, sentence, later prison release, and supervision. The county roster should not be used to confirm a later state discharge.
| Record status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Incarcerated | The person remains in Ohio prison custody, even if temporarily moved for court |
| Released | A search category that must be confirmed through the person detail and release fields |
| APA Supervision | Community supervision that can include parole or post-release control |
| Violator at Large | Alleged absconding from APA supervision, not a fresh county-jail release |
| Judicial release | Court-ordered release from prison into community supervision |
Search Perry ODRC Releases
The ODRC Offender Search accepts a surname alone. Adding a first name can narrow broad results. Last-name matching is prefix-like, so similar names may appear. An offender number is more exact: the A, R, or W prefix is required, the number uses six digits without spaces or hyphens, and a leading zero is used for a five-digit female W number.
- Enter the surname and add the first name only when needed.
- Select Released, APA Supervision, or All based on the status question.
- Choose County of Commitment=Perry when tracing a sentence imposed from Perry.
- Open the person detail and match offender number, birth data, Perry docket, and committing county.
- Read Status, sentence components, admission, expected-release or parole field, hearing result, supervision start, and APA office together.
- Contact ODRC Central Records if the status or sentence calculation remains unclear.
County of Commitment means the sentencing county. It is not the person’s current home. Residential County=Perry applies only to APA Supervision or Violators at Large and represents the last recorded county. ODRC warns that residence data may lag and does not establish a live location. In a multi-county record, the county query can operate from the first listed commitment county.
Use the ODRC search definitions when a field label is unclear. The detail record, not the list filter by itself, supplies the stronger evidence.
Read Ohio DRC Dates
ODRC’s exact public label is “Expected Release Date/Parole Eligibility Date.” It joins two concepts. The value may be a projected discharge, an eligibility point, or a date pending parole consideration. It is not automatically an actual release date. Confirm departure through status, a release or parole event, supervision start, the latest Board result, and any other detail shown.
- POA
- Parole on or after, the earliest date release on APA supervision will occur.
- PRD
- Projected release date, a forecast rather than proof of completed discharge.
- Earliest Possible Transfer Date
- A transitional-control field, not the date of release from all custody.
- TC/TT Sentence Expiration
- A projected end tied to a halfway-house placement.
- Discharge
- The end of the applicable custody or supervision status, as documented by the responsible agency.
An ODRC detail can include admission, status, committing county, docket, judge, offense statutes, effective sentence date, jail credit, aggregate sentence, hearing month, Board result, supervision duration, office, conditions, and notes. ODRC warns that offenses may be incomplete and that supervision can relate to an earlier offense. Match the whole record to the Perry case.
Verify Ohio Prison Discharge
A sound state-release check reconciles the ODRC detail with the underlying sentence and the latest custody event. If the person first disappeared from SEORJ, match the ODRC admission to the Perry Common Pleas docket. That pattern supports transfer into state prison, not release to the community. Later APA Supervision can show that the person left prison under Department supervision.
When a displayed date has passed but the record still says Incarcerated, read the most recent hearing or review result. A Board decision, sentence modification, disciplinary action, detainer, new term, or data issue may change the path. Do not calculate a new date from a generic percentage. Ask Central Records for the current sentence-computation record when the public detail does not resolve the discrepancy.
Ohio VINE can supply a state release, prison transfer, parole-hearing, revocation, return, or release-from-parole event. It remains a notification channel, not the complete sentence file. The Ohio Attorney General warns against sole reliance on VINE. Compare the event to ODRC and the court order.
ODRC Release Date Rules
Ohio release computation can draw on several statutes. ORC 2967.191 addresses qualifying jail-time credit. ORC 2967.194 sets the current earned-credit framework for eligible people, including rates, completion credits, exclusions, caps, and administrative award rules. Violations can lead to denial or withdrawal. Older periods and transitions can implicate ORC 2967.193.
There is no universal rule that every Ohio prisoner serves 85 percent. The 15 percent aggregate cap in one category is sometimes turned into that slogan, but eligibility, offense and sentence type, mandatory terms, jail credit, separate credits, administrative action, judicial release, and indefinite-term rules can all alter the result. A public user should quote the official field with its label and access date, not reverse-engineer a promise.
For relevant non-life first- and second-degree felony indefinite terms, ORC 2967.271 creates a presumption of release at the minimum or presumptive earned early-release date, subject to required procedures that can rebut release and permit confinement up to the maximum. Traditional parole under ORC 2967.13 applies to specified life or legacy groups and has exclusions. These frameworks should not be blended.
Note: Sentence dates are legal and administrative outputs; booking-date arithmetic cannot account for every credit, term, hold, or decision.
ODRC Records and Contact
When the public detail is unclear, request the particular record needed from ODRC Central Records. Ask for the release or discharge entry, sentence-computation record, or other named document associated with the offender number. Include the Perry docket and commitment when they help identify the record. Do not ask staff to create a new calculation or legal analysis.
ODRC Central RecordsP.O. Box 430
Columbus, OH 43216
No telephone, walk-in hours, or copy charge for Central Records was supplied in the research, so none is added. Use the official ODRC detail and agency channels to confirm the current submission route. Under Ohio public-record law, an agency can redact exempt material and should identify the basis for denial or redaction.
For parole records, ORC 5149.02 states that specified APA minutes, actions, findings, recommendations, determinations, and orders are public records, subject to other law. The individual detail may name the responsible APA office. Use that office rather than guessing which field location handles a Perry resident.
Perry APA Release Status
APA Supervision includes state parole, post-release control, and related Department supervision. Select that filter and search by name or offender number. County of Commitment=Perry identifies a Perry sentence. Residential County=Perry instead identifies the last recorded county for an APA or violator record and may include a sentence from elsewhere.
The official Parole Violators at Large listing can show a photograph, name, offender number, date of birth, date declared at large, and offenses. It warns the public not to apprehend and directs urgent reporting to law enforcement or 911. A Violator at Large status means alleged absconding after release to supervision. It is not proof of a new release or a known present address.
Perry Municipal probation is separate court supervision. A person serving local probation can have no ODRC record at all. Conversely, an ODRC parolee who lives in Perry belongs to the state APA system. The sentence and supervising-agency record identify which framework applies.
Ohio DRC Facility Context
No active ODRC prison was verified in Perry County. Historic Junction City Prison closed in 1977 and has no current inmate search, release desk, or discharge route. Modern Perry prison commitments go through ODRC institutions statewide. The closed site should be treated only as local history.
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail opened in April 1998 as the five-county adult regional jail. A transfer from SEORJ to ODRC changes custodians. The regional jail documents the end of its custody; ODRC documents state admission and later prison release. The Perry County release lookup can help identify that handoff without calling the historic prison a current institution.