Upshur Projected and Actual Release
WVDCR uses Projected Release Date as a public estimate on qualifying prison records. Its good-time policy uses Minimum Discharge Date or Final Release Date for the scheduled sentence release point if incarceration remains continuous and the person does not lose credit. OIS may also show Next Parole Hearing and Maximum Parole Discharge Date. None of those labels can be swapped. A hearing is only a chance for review, while a maximum parole discharge date concerns the possible end of parole authority.
The actual release date records what occurred. It can differ from the estimate because the judgment changed, jail credit was corrected, disciplinary good time was forfeited or restored, another sentence was added, or a receiving agency had a hold. Physical departure on parole or mandatory supervision can occur before final discharge. A release date should therefore be described with its label, source, and access date.
A person held pretrial at Tygart Valley has no sentence-based date to calculate. Bond, recognizance, dismissal, a release order, or later sentencing controls that episode. The Upshur court can authorize release before the facility completes out-processing. A current roster can also change because of a transfer. These are reasons to seek a positive event rather than treat a missing name as proof.
Find an Upshur Release Date
Start by identifying the custody track. Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is the adult regional-jail path serving Upshur, but it is operated by WVDCR in Randolph County. Sheriff J. Michael Coffman’s office can provide sheriff-created arrest or transport material, not the state facility’s release transaction. A person who entered state prison belongs in the prison side of OIS. Someone who remained a regional-jail detainee belongs in the jail side and the Upshur court record.
- Record the full name, date of birth, OID or booking number, facility, case number, and last confirmed custody date.
- Use the WVDCR offender-search landing page and choose the prison or jail channel that matches the custody episode.
- For a state prisoner, open More Info and read Projected Release Date, location, intake date, parole fields, and the court-order list.
- For a regional-jail sentence, obtain the judgment and confinement-credit order from the Upshur court, then ask DCR for the current time sheet.
- Ask whether any consecutive term, amended order, disciplinary loss, detainer, or supervision plan changes actual departure.
- Confirm the event with WVDCR or the court instead of relying on roster absence or a past screenshot.
The Judiciary Court Records Access page routes circuit cases to WVPASS and magistrate matters to MCRSearch. MCRSearch can identify a case, but its documents are not online. For an Upshur magistrate file, request the actual order from the clerk. Felony sentencing and later amended orders generally route through the Circuit Clerk.
When the custody path is unclear, check both WVDCR OIS channels. The regional-jail search can identify the Tygart Valley episode. The prison search can show later commitment to the Commissioner or active parole. The broader release and record confirmation chain appears on the Upshur County released inmates page.
Upshur WVDCR Release Date Fields
The prison offender detail is an active-jurisdiction tool. It commonly returns identity, physical description, correctional location, and time fields. A parolee may remain visible because DCR still has authority. A fully discharged person may no longer appear. That absence is not a certified release or discharge. Ask WVDCR and the sentencing court for historical confirmation.
| OIS field | What it means | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| OID Number | WVDCR identifier used to match the record | Current custody by itself |
| Location | Institution or parole assignment shown by DCR | Final sentence discharge |
| Intake Date | Start of the listed correctional episode | Sentencing date in every case |
| Projected Release Date | Current calculated estimate | Guaranteed physical exit |
| Next Parole Hearing | Upcoming consideration event | Grant or release |
| Maximum Parole Discharge Date | Outer date tied to parole authority | Date the person left prison |
| Court Order List | Sentencing county, order data, and offense summary | Substitute for the signed court file |
Match by OID, birth date, description, photograph, and court information. Similar names can point to different people. Save the field label exactly as displayed. If a projected date has passed while the location remains an institution, ask DCR to explain the current time sheet and status rather than assuming the display is wrong.
Note: OIS can corroborate an active DCR status, but the court judgment and current time sheet control the sentence calculation.
Upshur Good-Time Release Calculation
West Virginia Code §15A-4-17 and current WVDCR Policy Directive 151.06 govern the main state calculation. Eligible adults committed to the DCR Commissioner for a court-ordered misdemeanor or felony term receive one day of good time for each day physically incarcerated. Credited presentence jail days under §61-11-24 are included. Good time is not earned during parole, bond, or another non-incarcerated status.
The credit is deducted from the maximum term of an indeterminate sentence or the fixed term of a determinate sentence. Eligible consecutive sentences are combined for the calculation. Life-sentence inmates do not earn this statutory good time. A disciplinary forfeiture moves the date later. Commissioner-approved restoration may move it earlier. DCR must provide a time statement on commitment and revise it when forfeiture or restoration changes the earliest discharge.
Extra credit can apply in defined cases. DCR may award extra good time for meritorious service or emergency duties. An eligible felony inmate may receive additional credit for successfully completing an approved academic or vocational program when it is not required by the individualized reentry plan. The researched policy permits up to 90 additional days per approved program. The award must appear in the current DCR calculation.
West Virginia does not have a general statewide rule that every state inmate must serve about 85 percent of a sentence. The controlling materials instead use day-for-day good time for eligible incarcerated time, court credit, exclusions, forfeiture and restoration, added program credit, parole law, mandatory supervision, and offense-specific restrictions. Importing a federal percentage would misstate an Upshur County release date.
Upshur Regional-Jail Release Dates
A misdemeanor sentence at Tygart Valley calls for a different check than a state-prison term. Begin with the court’s definite sentence and the order granting presentence confinement credit. Determine whether the person was legally committed to the Commissioner and whether §15A-4-17 applies. Ask WVDCR for the time sheet. Do not assume every day spent pretrial becomes post-sentence good-time credit without the sentencing record.
The official Upshur court directory identifies the local clerks. The Circuit Clerk is Brian P. Gaudet at the Upshur County Courthouse, 38 West Main Street, telephone 304-472-2370. The Magistrate Clerk is Geneva Peggs at the same courthouse in Room 204, telephone 304-472-2053. Use the case number and ask for the judgment, sentence, bond or release order, and any amendment.
Tygart Valley serves seven counties and also has a correctional transfer role. A name leaving its regional-jail view can mean a direct exit, transfer to prison, transfer to another jail, or release to another jurisdiction. WVDCR owns the custody transaction. The Upshur court owns the judicial authority. Comparing both records is the best way to distinguish sentence completion from continued custody.
Why Upshur Release Dates Change
The public estimate reflects the data and legal rules applied at that point. Later facts can change the arithmetic or delay physical departure. Some changes alter the projected field itself. Others leave the math intact but prevent a community exit. Ask which kind of change occurred.
| Factor | Effect on the date or exit | Best confirming record |
|---|---|---|
| Corrected jail credit | May move the calculated date earlier or later | Court order and DCR time sheet |
| Amended judgment | Changes the term or how sentences run | Filed court order |
| Consecutive terms | Aggregates eligible sentences | Judgments and DCR calculation |
| Good-time forfeiture or restoration | Moves the minimum discharge calculation | Revised DCR time statement |
| Approved program credit | May reduce the calculation when authorized | DCR award and time sheet |
| Parole or mandatory supervision | May permit physical departure before final discharge | Board decision and supervision plan |
| Detainer or warrant | May cause transfer instead of community release | DCR transaction and receiving-agency record |
A detainer is a request or hold from another authority. It can keep someone in custody or cause a handoff when one sentence ends. A parole grant can also precede release. For a person granted parole while at a regional jail, the Board says DCR intake and fingerprinting occur first. A court order may authorize release before facility staff finish processing. The date needs confirmation at the event level.
Upshur Mandatory Supervision Dates
A calculated release point can begin supervision rather than end the sentence. For designated violent, firearm, and minor-victim felonies committed within the statutory date range, §15A-4-17 converts part of accumulated good time into mandatory post-release supervision. The person is outside the facility but still under state authority. Electronic monitoring is required by that provision.
West Virginia Code §15A-4-17a creates another route. It authorizes a 180-day mandatory-supervision release plan for a qualifying felony inmate who has not received discretionary parole by 180 days before minimum expiration. A qualifying person may leave confinement early, is treated as released on parole, and can be returned for a violation. Supervision continues through minimum expiration.
These rules make two dates essential: the day the person physically leaves the facility and the day DCR authority finally ends. A projected release result without the supervision context can blur them. Read the time sheet, release plan, OIS location, and maximum parole discharge field together.
Note: Mandatory supervision is a custody transition with ongoing rules, not clemency and not immediate final discharge from the sentence.
Confirm Upshur Release Date Events
Capture the projected field with its access date, but do not stop there. Ask WVDCR for the current time sheet and whether a release plan, detainer, or transfer applies. Obtain the judgment and any amendments from the Upshur clerk. If a future custody change matters, register through the Upshur County VINE inmate check, then confirm the alert with DCR or the court.
A narrow records request should identify the person, OID, facility, case, and date range. Ask for admission, release or transfer date and time, the transaction or reason code with its plain-language meaning, whether the exit was to the community or another custodian, and the authority or case identifier. West Virginia FOIA permits redaction of protected material, so request segregable public fields rather than the entire offender file.
Finally, keep systems separate. The DOC search is best for a state prisoner or active parolee. The regional-jail search and Tygart Valley records cover the local jail episode. The Upshur court explains the legal order. BOP and ICE have separate federal locators. A result in one system does not rule out custody in another.