TDCJ Irion Release Route
No TDCJ prison unit is located in Irion County. A person sentenced on an Irion case may be assigned anywhere in Texas according to classification and capacity. Search the statewide TDCJ Inmate Information Search, not the Tom Green released roster, to follow the state sentence.
A parole or mandatory-supervision release ends physical prison confinement while TDCJ supervision continues. A full discharge ends the specified sentence, though another case or hold can remain. Scheduled release location, not county of conviction, controls pickup planning.
Search TDCJ Irion Records
Number searches give the strongest match. Use a seven-digit TDCJ number or SID when available. A name search can add race, sex, and approximate age, but always open the detail and compare the county, court, offense, sentence, and sentence-begin date.
- Search the TDCJ or SID number first.
- Open the matching offender detail.
- Verify Irion County and the correct court or offense.
- Separate projected, eligibility, maximum, and scheduled dates.
- Open Parole Review Information when shown.
The inmate search is strongest during confinement or parole review. It is not a complete archive of every discharged Texan.
TDCJ Release Date Meanings
Each displayed date answers a different question. Do not turn an estimate or eligibility milestone into a release claim.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Parole Eligibility Date | Review may begin; release is not promised. |
| Projected Release Date | Classification and Records estimate if parole does not occur sooner. |
| Maximum Sentence Date | Flat-time endpoint subject to the legal sentence structure. |
| Scheduled Release Date | Later processing field that can still change. |
| Actual release/certificate | Evidence the custody event occurred. |
A Board approval can still require a program, plan approval, audit, or detainer resolution. The release certificate is stronger historical proof than an old projected-date screen.
TDCJ Records and Contact
TDCJ's email information service accepts a full name and TDCJ number, or date of birth and county of conviction when the number is unknown. Request current and prior incarceration history, offense and court information, projected or actual release dates, release type, and discharge information.
TDCJ Inmate InformationEmail: pia@tdcj.texas.gov
Statewide system, no unit in Irion County
Reentry and release-location questions: 936-437-5040 / rid@tdcj.texas.gov
The enumerated email information is offered without charge and does not include photographs or Social Security numbers. Formal proof may require a Public Information Act request for the certificate or classification record.
TDCJ IVSS After Release
TDCJ IVSS covers state prison custody and parole or mandatory-supervision status. It is separate from Texas IVSS-Counties, which covers participating county jail and court feeds. A county transfer alert should prompt a new TDCJ search and registration.
- Parole
- Conditional release to serve the rest of a prison sentence under supervision.
- Mandatory supervision
- A statutory release form that may require Board approval and continues supervision.
- Discharge
- End of the specified sentence rather than release into supervision.
- Detainer
- A basis for another authority to receive or continue custody.
Registration and status notices are leads. Obtain TDCJ records when certified historical proof is necessary.
Irion's Two-Agency Chain
Irion's zero-rated-capacity arrangement explains the local start of many state cases. The Irion Sheriff may hold the arrest and transfer record, while Tom Green supplies the physical county booking. A later TDCJ commitment begins a third, statewide custody layer.
Preserve the county commitment or transfer entry during any gap before TDCJ data appears. That document joins the Irion case to the statewide offender record and prevents a same-name mismatch.
TDCJ Release Proof
For historical proof, request actual release date, release type, unit or location, detainer transfer, discharge date, and release certificate. Pair those fields with the Irion judgment and cause number. If release was to parole or mandatory supervision, the San Angelo District Parole Office serves Irion unless an approved residence causes a different assignment.
The Irion County released-inmate search places the TDCJ route beside the local, court, federal, and immigration paths. Search only the custody system supported by the record.
TDCJ Release Calculations
Offense date, sentence structure, mandatory-supervision eligibility, good-conduct classification, Board action, discipline, program prerequisites, detainers, and final audit can change a projection. Texas has no universal rule that each state prisoner serves one fixed percentage. Describe every public date by its actual label and do not import a federal credit rule into a Texas sentence.
Good-conduct time under chapter 498 affects classifications and eligibility calculations but is not a vested reduction of the court sentence. Listed offenses can be excluded from mandatory supervision under chapter 508. A scheduled date is stronger than a projection but remains changeable. Only a completed release event or certificate answers whether the person left confinement.
TDCJ Parole Decision Route
The Board of Pardons and Paroles decides parole and discretionary mandatory supervision, while TDCJ Parole Division supervises releasees. The Board uses file review and panel votes, not an Irion public hearing calendar. Approval can still require a program, plan approval, detainer resolution, or audit. A denial can set another review point.
Board meeting minutes concern governance, not person-by-person releases. Use Parole Review Information or the status line for the decision. Then use TDCJ actual status and the certificate for release. If supervision follows, the San Angelo District Parole Office serves Irion unless the approved residence causes another assignment.
TDCJ Historical Release Requests
When a discharged person no longer appears in the standard search, email pia@tdcj.texas.gov with full name and TDCJ number. If the number is unknown, include date of birth or approximate age and Irion County as the conviction county. Ask for incarceration history, current and prior offenses, court, projected and actual release data, release type, location, detainer transfer, and discharge date.
The email channel supplies enumerated information without charge but does not provide photographs. Formal proof may require a Public Information Act request for the release certificate. Pair it with the Irion judgment and county transfer record so the statewide record is tied to the correct case.
Confirm an Irion TDCJ Discharge
Start with the Irion judgment and cause number to establish the state sentence. Search TDCJ by number and compare county, court, offense, sentence, and sentence-begin date. Copy each date by its label. Parole eligibility is a review milestone. Projected release is a calculation. Maximum sentence is the flat-time endpoint for the displayed sentence structure. Scheduled release reflects later processing but can change. Actual release or a certificate proves the completed event.
Open Parole Review Information. A favorable instruction may remain subject to a program, release plan, audit, or detainer. A denial or serve-all result points toward later review, mandatory supervision, or maximum expiration. Search TDCJ IVSS for custody or parole status. If release was to parole or mandatory supervision, use the San Angelo office route for Irion unless the approved residence assigns another office.
For an old discharge, request incarceration history, actual release date, release type, release unit or location, detainer transfer, and final discharge. A full discharge certificate is the best evidence that the named sentence ended. Still check whether another sentence, warrant, or case existed. The Irion court record establishes the conviction, but it cannot reproduce every TDCJ administrative date.
Pickup plans must use the scheduled release location rather than Irion County. TDCJ has no prison unit in Irion, and statewide classification can place a person anywhere in Texas. The Reentry and Integration contact in the research can address release-location questions, but scheduled details remain subject to change. County good-time rules under Article 42.032 must not be used to calculate a TDCJ prison discharge.
TDCJ Release Record Fields
A complete request should identify the offender by TDCJ number, SID, full name, date of birth, Irion cause number, county, court, and offense. Ask for incarceration history, sentence begin date, jail credit as recorded, projected and scheduled dates, actual release date, release type, releasing unit, scheduled or actual release location, detainer transfer, parole status, and final discharge date.
Request the release certificate when formal proof is needed. The standard email channel is useful for enumerated facts but explicitly excludes photographs. A TDCJ image, if sought, belongs in a separate public-information request and can be withheld or redacted under applicable law. No stable public archive of discharged-offender photographs was verified.
Always reconcile the state record with the Irion judgment. A sentence correction, concurrent or consecutive structure, new case, disciplinary change, Board vote, program requirement, or detainer can alter the path. The displayed projected date is TDCJ's calculation, not an independent promise by the court, Sheriff, or San Angelo parole office.