Missouri Corrections Release Paths
The Missouri Department of Corrections operates state prisons across Missouri. No adult state prison was identified inside Oregon County, but people sentenced in Oregon County can enter MODOC custody. Their later departure may be parole, conditional release, or discharge. Parole is a board-ordered release to supervision. Conditional release is a supervised part of many qualifying sentences. Discharge is the end of the sentence or supervision obligation.
A transport from Oregon County Jail to MODOC is not a community release. It ends county custody and begins state custody. The sheriff’s record proves the local handoff, the court judgment supplies the sentence, and MODOC records show the state status. A later prison departure can still leave the person under MODOC legal custody in the community.
| State event | What changes | What remains |
|---|---|---|
| Prison admission | County custody becomes state custody | The sentence begins or continues |
| Parole | Institutional custody becomes community supervision | MODOC legal custody and conditions |
| Conditional release | The statutory supervised term begins | The sentence remains active |
| Final discharge | State sentence or supervision ends | Historical records may remain |
Search Missouri Corrections Releases
Use the MODOC Offender Search for a person who is still in prison or under active state supervision. A DOC ID is the most precise key. Name search requires first and last name, and a middle initial can narrow a common match. Read the DOC ID, date of birth, status, assigned location, offenses, sentence rows, and supervision information together.
- Enter the DOC ID when known, or enter the required first and last name.
- Compare identifying details before opening or relying on a same-name result.
- Read the current status and location to distinguish prison from community supervision.
- Review every sentence row because one completed charge may coexist with another active sentence.
- Contact the field office or records custodian when a label or date needs case-specific interpretation.
Open the official state search before reviewing the captured landing page below. The interface supports active custody and supervision research, not a complete name index of all discharged people.
A blank active search does not prove discharge. Continue to the historical data and records path.
Missouri Release Record Fields
MODOC’s public-data dictionary separates person-level data from charge and sentence rows. The historical Sunshine database covers people who are or have been supervised, can include records dating as early as 1974, and updates nightly. It is charge-based, so one person can have several rows with different completion values and sentence dates.
| Documented field | Meaning | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| DOC ID | State corrections identifier | Use it to avoid same-name errors |
| Current location or field office | Institution or supervision assignment | May change after transfer |
| Sentence-I minimum release date | Calculated minimum on the active sentence | Not the guaranteed exit day |
| Sentence maximum release date | Expiration date for that sentence row | Other rows or holds may remain |
| Completed flag | Whether the charge row is complete | One completed row does not prove full discharge |
The MODOC Sunshine Law page and field dictionary appear in the captured image below. These official field names are safer than calling every calculated date a projected release date.
The file supports historical research, but an agency response is stronger when an exact release or discharge detail is disputed.
Request Missouri Discharge Records
Send a focused state Sunshine request when the active name search is blank, the historical file is unclear, or proof of the final event is required. MODOC lists OD.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov for Office of Director records. The Parole Board lists ParoleBoard.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov for board records. Include the DOC ID, full name, date of birth, Oregon County cause number, and the exact fields sought.
Ask for the actual release event, release type, event date, destination or supervision status, and final discharge record. A minimum date or maximum date is a calculation field, not necessarily the day the person left prison. If the question concerns a parole decision, ask for the publicly releasable decision record. If it concerns the physical county-to-state handoff, request the Oregon County sheriff record as well.
The downloadable state file carries its own cautions about lag, incomplete entries, and some self-reported information. Those limits do not make it useless. They define when a direct agency response is needed. Use the file to identify the DOC number and relevant charge row, then phrase the request around one event. This approach is more reliable than asking MODOC for every record connected to a broad name search.
Missouri Corrections Release Dates
Missouri law can create several dates for one sentence. Section 558.011 divides many qualifying felony sentences into prison and conditional-release terms. The precise division depends on sentence length, exclusions, and lawful extensions. Section 558.019 can impose minimum prison terms for specified offenses and histories. For covered dangerous felonies, the 85 percent threshold is an eligibility floor, not a promised release date.
Jail-time credit, consecutive sentences, mandatory minimums, good-time awards or losses, institutional violations, parole decisions, detainers, amended judgments, and required programming can change the calculation or the actual custody outcome. Missouri prison good time is not a universal daily discount. Earned compliance credit under section 217.703 applies to eligible community supervision after release and should never be subtracted from a prison term.
For qualifying sentences of nine years or less, section 558.011 generally identifies a conditional-release term of one-third. Terms over nine through fifteen years generally use three years, while terms over fifteen years generally use five years. The prison term is the remainder. Dangerous-felony and repeated-remand rules can take a case outside that standard division, and the Parole Board may extend the prison term through the statutory process after institutional violations.
- Minimum release date
- A calculated sentence field, not automatic release.
- Maximum release date
- The expiration point of the sentence row.
- Actual release
- The documented day institutional custody ended.
- Final discharge
- The later end of all MODOC sentence or supervision obligations.
Oregon County State Supervision
District 13S in West Plains serves Oregon County supervision. The office is at 1580 Imperial Center, West Plains, MO 65775, and its listed phone is 417-256-6178. Use the active Offender Search first, then call the field office with the DOC number, full name, birth date, and Oregon County cause number. Ask for publicly confirmable status, release type and date, supervision term, and office assignment.
MODOC District 13S1580 Imperial Center
West Plains, MO 65775
417-256-6178
MODOC Constituent Services can route general questions at 573-526-2695 or constituentservices@doc.mo.gov. An older official resource guide listed possible reporting sites at the Thayer Police Department and Oregon County Courthouse, but current reporting instructions should be confirmed with District 13S. Do not rely on the old listing without a call.
Supervision can end before its original scheduled expiration through earned compliance credit when the person and case qualify. MODOC describes eligible credit as thirty days for each full compliant calendar month, subject to statutory limits. No credit accrues in custody, a violation report suspends credit, revocation can rescind it, and abscond time does not count. That mechanism reduces community-supervision time. It is separate from institutional good time and from the date a person first leaves prison.
The official state supervision overview is represented in the image below. It connects release from prison with field supervision rather than final discharge.
The field office is the human confirmation route when an active public result lacks enough detail.
Missouri Parole Release Decisions
The Missouri Parole Board schedules hearings based on sentence length. A hearing does not promise release. The panel considers institutional conduct, adjustment, completed programs, remaining needs, and other case factors. An outcome can set a future release date or schedule another hearing in one to five years. MODOC says a decision normally takes eight to twelve weeks after the hearing.
No official public statewide hearing calendar or searchable decisions database was located. MOVANS registrants may receive a decision notice, and publicly releasable information can be requested from the Board. The Board is at 3400 Knipp Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, with phone 573-751-8488 and email DOC.MissouriParoleBoard@doc.mo.gov. A set date still needs later confirmation as an actual release.
County Jail Versus MODOC Release
Oregon County Jail serves pretrial detention, short local custody, and transfers. MODOC serves state sentences and state supervision. The county release record should be used for a bond-out, local time-served event, or transport from the courthouse jail. The state search and state records should be used for prison parole, conditional release, MODOC probation or parole supervision, and final state discharge.
The Oregon County released inmate record path brings county, state, court, VINELink, and federal channels together. Follow the chain in chronological order when a person moved from the local jail into state custody.