MDOC Releases for Pearl River
A person convicted in Pearl River County may serve a sentence at an MDOC institution, regional facility, or contracted placement elsewhere in Mississippi. The current MDOC facilities directory does not list a residential state correctional institution in Pearl River County. “County of Conviction: PEARL RIVER” identifies the source of a sentence. It does not mean the person is housed in the county.
Leaving one MDOC institution can mean movement to another unit, parole, earned-release supervision, transfer, or discharge. Current Location shows where MDOC reports the person now. Tentative Release Date is an administrative calculation, not proof of physical departure. Parole places the person outside prison under conditions. Full discharge ends the relevant MDOC authority and is best proven by MDOC’s actual release record or discharge certificate.
| MDOC fact | Meaning | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Current Location | Present MDOC placement | Inmate detail |
| Tentative Release Date | Projected date subject to change | Inmate detail and MDOC Records |
| Parole | Conditional community release | Parolee Search and Board action |
| ERS | Conditional status under MDOC jurisdiction | MDOC calculation and supervision record |
| Discharge | End of applicable MDOC authority | Discharge certificate |
Search Pearl River MDOC Records
The official MDOC inmate search accepts first and last name or an MDOC number. Use the number when available because names can repeat. Open the matching detail and compare the identity fields, photo, entry date, Location, sentence rows, county of conviction, and Tentative Release Date. An official example shows the Pearl River conviction label and exact tentative-date wording, but it is a current-inmate example rather than proof of release.
- Enter the MDOC number or the person’s legal name.
- Open a result only after comparing more than one identifier.
- Read Location as current placement and County of Conviction as case origin.
- Treat Tentative Release Date as projected, not actual.
- Search the separate Parolee Search if conditional community release is possible.
- Request the actual release or discharge record when final proof is needed.
MDOC’s own print-result warning says actual release types and dates can differ from website information. Sentence credit, disciplinary status, statutory eligibility, detainers, amended orders, and administrative processing can change the result. A future date answers what MDOC currently projects, not whether release occurred.
Pearl River Parole After MDOC
For a person released to parole, use the MDOC Parolee Search. The interface supports name or MDOC ID and city or county filtering. A public detail may show County, Supervising Officer, photograph, and Flat Time Date. This search is for parolees. It is not a universal database for probation, earned-release supervision, house arrest, or every former prisoner.
A parole result confirms a public supervision status rather than full discharge. The Pearl River Probation & Parole Office at 207 West Pearl Street in Poplarville is the local referral point after statewide searching. Its phone is 601-795-4981. Staff can help identify the proper office, though private reporting details may not be disclosed. For broader supervision distinctions, the Pearl River post-release supervision page separates parole from probation and ERS.
- Parole
- Conditional release granted by the Mississippi State Parole Board.
- Probation
- Supervision imposed by a court, sometimes without a prison release.
- ERS
- Earned-release supervision, during which the person retains inmate status under MDOC jurisdiction.
- Discharge
- The documented end of the sentence or supervision authority.
MDOC Release-Date Limits
MDOC computes parole, earned-release, tentative, maximum, and discharge dates. It also deducts authorized presentence jail credit to establish the sentence-begin date. If time spent at Lenoir Rowell is missing, request the county booking and release dates from Inmate Records, then ask MDOC Records to review the credit. A mismatch should be corrected with records, not estimated from the public screen.
Mississippi’s earned-allowance rule under Miss. Code §47-5-138 can create a common 85 percent shorthand for some eligible sentences, but it is not a promise of release at that point. Eligibility depends on the statute, offense, sentence date, classification, and conduct. ERS is conditional, and the person remains under MDOC jurisdiction. Parole eligibility under §47-7-3 is a different track and still requires Board action.
Detainers and consecutive custody matter. MDOC may finish one authority while another custodian assumes control. Always check the discharge or transfer record before calling the event a community release.
Request Pearl River MDOC Discharge
When the public search cannot prove actual departure, contact MDOC Records. Ask for the discharge certificate or actual-release record and the calculation fields tied to the question. A focused request may include MDOC number, sentence-begin date, Pearl River County jail credit, ERS date, Tentative Release Date, maximum or flat-time date, parole action, actual release date, and discharge certificate.
P.O. Box 24388
Jackson, MS 39225
Phone: 601-933-2889
Email: MDOCRecordsDepartment@mdoc.state.ms.us
The Mississippi Public Records Act supplies a request framework, but exemptions and redactions can apply. Ask for an itemized actual-cost estimate and for nonexempt portions to be separated from withheld material. A public web result is convenient evidence; the record held by MDOC is the stronger source for a disputed date or final discharge.
MDOC and County Releases
The county and state records should not be merged. A Release Date in Lenoir Rowell’s Past Inmate view ends one county booking. A later MDOC Location can show that custody continued. Conversely, a person discharged from MDOC may have no recent Pearl River jail entry at all. Start with the custodian named by the sentence or county booking.
Pearl River’s jail page publishes state-offender and federal-inmate notices, and its portal supports TOMIS and Farm-Out Location clues. This makes transfer checking essential. If a county record shows state context, follow it to MDOC. If it shows federal context, use the federal case, USMS, and BOP as appropriate. The Pearl River County release search provides the cross-system decision path.
Note: A county-of-conviction field identifies the case source and must never be described as the inmate’s current facility.
MDOC Release Planning Context
The MDOC handbook describes advance verification of dates and travel plans, a discharge certificate, and release planning that can take 30 to 45 days. It also says MDOC may buy an in-state bus ticket to the destination or nearest city, but not out of state. These are statewide MDOC practices. They should not be attributed to the Pearl River County jail, whose release-hour, property, and transport rules were not published.
Administrative planning helps explain why a mathematical eligibility point and physical departure may differ. A case manager and Records office should confirm the effective date, credit, holds, and destination. When the person moves to community supervision, the receiving Community Corrections office becomes relevant. When the sentence ends fully, retain the discharge certificate as the clearest final record.
MDOC’s reentry material also addresses identity documents and release preparation. Those statewide services do not create a separate Pearl River County prison release. They support movement from an institution elsewhere in Mississippi to an approved destination. Verify the assigned supervision office and travel plan before treating a tentative date as a pickup time.
A final check should connect the sentencing order, MDOC time calculation, actual release or transfer entry, and discharge or supervision record. Together they show authority, computation, movement, and the status that followed. If one record is missing, request it from the custodian that created that stage.
Audit a Pearl River MDOC Date
An MDOC date audit begins with the sentence rows, not with a percentage. Obtain the controlling judgment and note the sentence date, offense, term, and whether counts run at the same time or one after another. MDOC’s handbook says allowable presentence jail credit is deducted to establish the sentence-begin date. A Pearl River County booking and release log can therefore matter even when the person serves the prison term elsewhere.
Compare the public detail fields next. MDOC ID connects records across searches. Entry Date and Location describe the state-custody record. County of Conviction identifies the court source. Sentence Count and Total Length provide context, while Tentative Release Date is the exact public label for the current projection. A photo can help distinguish similar names, but it does not establish release.
If Pearl River jail credit appears wrong, ask Lenoir Rowell Inmate Records for the booked and released times and booking number. Send that source record to MDOC Records with the MDOC number and identify the calculation at issue. If the court amended the judgment or awarded credit, include the filed order. MDOC, not the county jail, controls the state time sheet.
For actual departure, request the actual release date, release type, receiving supervision or custodian, and discharge certificate when applicable. A parole action, ERS entry, transfer, or full discharge can occur at different points. The state public screen may not provide the final proof needed to distinguish them.
No residential MDOC prison was verified in Pearl River County. The local Probation & Parole Office is nonresidential. Its address is useful after community supervision begins, but it should never be listed as the place where an MDOC prisoner was confined or physically released.