Find Telfair State Prison Releases

Telfair State Prison Release Paths

Telfair State Prison is operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections, or GDC. It is not run by the Telfair County Sheriff. When prison custody ends, a person may leave on parole, complete the sentence and discharge, or move under another legal hold. Parole is release before sentence expiration under conditions set by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Discharge means the state sentence or correctional term has ended. A transfer only changes the place or agency holding the person.

The next record depends on that event. GDC holds the prison status and sentence data. The State Board holds parole decision information. The Georgia Department of Community Supervision, called DCS, supervises parolees and adult felony probationers in the community. A court file remains the durable source for the sentence itself. If another agency has a detainer, meaning a request to take custody, departure from Telfair State Prison may not be a return to the community.

Confirm Telfair State Prison Release

The GDC Find an Offender search is the first public route for a person who served a Georgia sentence at Telfair State Prison. Search by GDC ID when known because that number is more precise than a name. Otherwise, use the first and last name and narrow the results with age, sex, race, or case number. Open the matching record and compare identifying facts before reading the status.

1. Confirm that the result belongs to the right person and shows Telfair State Prison or another known GDC assignment.
2. Read the current location and status. A current prison assignment means state custody has not ended.
3. Check sentence information, maximum or projected release date, parole link, and discharge status when those fields appear.
4. If parole is shown, use the State Board tools and then DCS to confirm the post-release supervision path.
5. For an exact record, verify with GDC Inmate Records and Information or submit a GDC open-records request.

A projected date is not an actual release record. The State Board defines a Tentative Parole Month, or TPM, as a month for final review and possible parole action. It is not a final parole decision. Conduct, program completion, a court order, a hold, or a later Board decision can change the outcome. The broader Telfair County released inmate search explains how state, county, and federal records differ.

Note: Confirm identity and custody type before treating a status line or date as proof that prison custody ended.

Telfair Prison Release Search Fields

GDC's public record is built for state offenders. It may show a photo, status, location, sentence offense, sentence county, a maximum or projected date, and parole or pardon information. Not every field appears in every case. GDC also warns that available offender photos display automatically and that public information should be verified before it is treated as complete.

The official GDC offender information hub connects the public search with other state offender resources. Read each date in context. A maximum date, projected date, TPM, parole date, and actual discharge date describe different points in the process.

Telfair Prison Records Contact

Questions about the facility itself can go to Telfair State Prison. Questions seeking a formal offender or discharge record belong with GDC records. The county Sheriff's Office does not maintain this prison's state-sentence release file unless a separate Telfair County booking, warrant, or hold created a county record.

For verification by mail, the GDC search disclaimer identifies Inmate Records and Information, PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. The GDC open-records portal is the request route for an existing state record. State general mail is directed to 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029, and GDC lists (404) 656-4661 for inmate concerns or questions.

Ask for a defined record. Give the person's full name, GDC ID if known, and the relevant time period. Request the recorded release or discharge date, release type, final facility, and parole or transfer notation that already exists. Georgia's Open Records Act does not require an agency to create a new report or summary.

Telfair State Prison Facts

The official GDC Telfair State Prison page identifies a close-security state prison serving adult male felons. GDC reports that the prison was constructed in 1991 and opened in 1992. It lists a capacity of 1,400. These facts help separate this facility from Telfair County Jail and from McRae Women's Facility, which serves a different state-prison population.

GDC lists visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays. Visitation hours do not establish a release time or public discharge schedule. They are facility-operation details, while release decisions and records follow the sentence, GDC status, and any Parole Board action.

The GDC source also shows the kind of official facility record a researcher should match before following the release route.

The image anchors the address, operator, and facility identity, while the separate offender search supplies person-specific custody and discharge data.

Note: Facility hours can change, so call the prison before using visitation details for an in-person trip.

Telfair Prison Parole Records

Parole and sentence discharge should not be merged. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles decides whether an eligible person receives parole. DCS handles supervision in the field after release. A person may therefore be out of Telfair State Prison while still subject to parole terms. Someone who has discharged may have no active correctional supervision, though a separate court duty or registration rule can still exist.

Use the Board's TPM information before release and its parolee tools after parole. A TPM means the Board expects to complete final review in that month, if conditions are met. It does not guarantee a gate date. Once parole occurs, DCS is the practical route for the supervising office. Telfair appears in a DCS service area labeled Eastman, with a field address listed in McRae-Helena. The full local verification process appears on the Telfair probation and parole page.

Projected date

A date based on current sentence and correctional information that may change.

TPM

The tentative month for Board review, not a final order to release.

Parole

Conditional community release before the sentence expires.

Discharge

The end of the correctional sentence or term recorded by the state.

Which McRae Prison Record Applies?

Telfair County's prison history creates a common source error. The former private McRae federal prison closed after its federal contract ended. Georgia later used that site for McRae Women's Facility. A person described as having been held “in McRae” may have a historic federal record or a current GDC record. The year and custodian decide which system applies.

Historic federal custody belongs in the Bureau of Prisons locator and federal court records. Current custody at McRae Women's Facility belongs with GDC, the State Board, and DCS. Neither path changes the route for an adult male held at Telfair State Prison, whose release record remains a GDC state-prison matter. This distinction preserves the facility history without sending a present state-prison search to the wrong agency.

Telfair State Release Routes Differ

Two active GDC prisons operate in Telfair County. Telfair State Prison serves adult male felons, while McRae Women's Facility serves adult female felons. The county jail is a separate local custody system. A city arrest may also end with a citation, county booking, court appearance, or transfer. Shared geography does not create one combined inmate or release roster.

Classify the agency first. Then search its record and verify the event with its records office. That sequence shows whether Telfair State Prison custody ended through parole or discharge, or whether the person simply moved within the corrections system.