Washington County Projected Dates
NCDAC uses the exact label Projected Release Date. It is a future calculation shown in the Most Recent Incarceration Summary and sometimes in a sentence block. It is not the same as Actual Release Date. A projection can move after credit changes, discipline, work or program changes, a transfer, a court order, or a new legal calculation. Only the actual date, service status, current status, and movement history show that a state prison release occurred.
A Washington County pretrial detainee is different. Booking creates no fixed discharge date. Bond may be set without being satisfied, and a court order affecting one charge may leave another charge or hold in place. A sentenced misdemeanant may have a jail calculation based on the judgment, confinement credit, and applicable earned-time rules. The Washington County Detention Center publishes no local release-date calculator, so a date should not be estimated from booking alone.
Scheduled versus actual: A Projected Release Date forecasts a possible state prison exit. An Actual Release Date records the completed sentence event.
Find Washington County Release Dates
Start with the last known custodian. NCDAC Offender Public Information covers state prison and state supervision history, not Washington County jail-only bookings. The Sheriff answers local custody movement. The Clerk supplies the judgment or release order. Federal and immigration systems require separate searches. This routing keeps a state projection from being mistaken for a county release promise.
- Identify whether the person is held by Washington County, NCDAC, BOP, ICE, or another authority.
- For state prison, open NCDAC Offender Public Information and search by offender number when possible.
- Match the name, birth details, conviction county, and offender number before opening the incarceration summary.
- Read Projected Release Date with the sentence minimum, maximum, Service Status, Inmate Status, and any Actual Release Date.
- For a county sentence, obtain the judgment from the Washington County court source, then confirm the jail’s official calculation through Detention.
- Recheck near the expected date. Do not turn an old screenshot or passed projection into an accomplished release.
The official NCDAC search screen shows the criteria and status filters used for a Washington County release date lookup.
The search page is only the entry point. The matching offender detail contains the projected and actual fields needed to interpret the sentence episode.
Note: NCDAC search fields combine with AND, so extra criteria can hide the correct Washington County state record.
North Carolina Earned-Time Rules
North Carolina has more than one sentencing regime. Fair Sentencing generally governs offenses from July 1, 1981 through September 30, 1994. NCDAC explains that eligible prisoners under this older framework may be paroled. Good time can reduce the term, and gain time may be awarded for work or programs. Under that explanation, good time is one day for each day of good behavior and may be taken back after discipline. A parole eligibility or review date remains different from a guaranteed exit date.
Structured Sentencing generally governs offenses committed on or after October 1, 1994, with legal exceptions. G.S. 15A-1340.13(d) requires an active felony offender to serve the imposed minimum. Earned time can narrow the maximum term, but it cannot reduce the term below that judicial minimum. NCDAC states that qualifying work or full-time program assignments may earn time, and merit time may apply in specified settings. A move, discipline, or program completion can stop or alter those credits.
The common claim that every North Carolina prisoner simply serves 85 percent is too broad. The Commission explains that Structured Sentencing requires at least the full minimum and 85 percent of the maximum. The safer reading is that credits may narrow the maximum toward the minimum without going below it. G.S. 15A-1340.17 supplies sentencing tables and formulas. The actual offense date, class, minimum, and governing table control the calculation.
Washington County Jail Calculations
G.S. 148-13 directs NCDAC earned-time rules and requires those rules to be distributed to and followed by local jail administrators for sentenced jail prisoners. For misdemeanants, G.S. 15A-1340.20(d) caps earned-time credit from the governing rules and statute at four days per month. That cap does not mean all detainees earn credit. Pretrial custody is not a sentenced term, and the person may also face another hold.
Begin with the signed judgment, sentence start, and credit for confinement. Then ask Washington County Detention for the facility’s official release calculation and any movement that affects it. Detention can be reached at 252-793-1107. The Sheriff’s business office is at 120 Adams Street, Plymouth, with a mailing address of PO Box 969, Plymouth, NC 27962. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Washington County Detention Center
Custody and release calculation route
252-793-1107
The Washington County Clerk is a separate custodian even though it shares the 120 Adams Street address. The Clerk can provide the judgment, bond order, disposition, or certified copy. It does not supply the jail’s physical exit time. Match the court authority to the detention movement rather than asking one record to answer both questions.
Washington County Date Changes
A projected release date is recalculated as the legal and custody record changes. Some factors move the projected prison date. Others change whether the person can enter the community on that date. The distinction prevents a hold or transfer from being misreported as a late community release.
| Factor | Effect on the release date |
|---|---|
| Earned, good, gain, or merit time | Qualifying credits may narrow the term under the governing sentencing rules. |
| Discipline or program change | Credit can be lost or future earning can change after removal from work or a program. |
| Sentence structure | Concurrent or consecutive terms and multiple sentence blocks alter the computed endpoint. |
| Court action | Vacatur, resentencing, a new order, or another judgment can require a new calculation. |
| Parole decision | A grant may authorize conditional release under covered older law; a denial or deferred decision does not. |
| Another authority | A detainer or transfer may end one custodian’s hold without producing community release. |
NCDAC also identifies statutory or case-law change and extensions of confinement limits among reasons a projection may change. A projected date shown in an old record should always carry the date it was checked. If it passes while Actual Release Date remains blank, recheck the sentence status and movement history rather than filling the blank with the forecast.
Note: A transfer can close Washington County custody while another agency continues confinement, so ask Detention for the destination.
Washington County NCDAC Fields
A state offender detail can contain several dates that appear similar. The Most Recent Incarceration Summary may show Projected Release Date, total incarceration term, conviction date, admission, current status, current and prior locations, and last movement. Sentence blocks may add Sentence Begin Date, Actual Release Date, Service Status, minimum and maximum terms, parole dates, offense details, and whether terms run together or one after another.
| Field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Projected Release Date | A current forecast, not proof of completed release. |
| Actual Release Date | The recorded end or release event for that sentence episode. |
| Service Status | Shows whether the sentence episode remains active or has expired. |
| Inmate Status | Distinguishes current NCDAC imprisonment from inactive prison status. |
| Probation/Parole/Post Release Status | Shows whether community supervision remains active after prison release. |
| Last Movement | Provides context for release, transfer, or another custody event. |
A fully completed state sentence may show Service Status EXPIRED and an Actual Release Date. Yet active community supervision can still appear in the header after the prison status turns inactive. Report that combination as released from prison under supervision. The Washington County post-release supervision page explains that separate status.
Confirm Washington County Release Dates
For a state prisoner, compare the current NCDAC record with any alert from NC SAVAN. The notification system can report projected-date events and actual release with or without supervision, but automated delivery may lag or fail. For a local case, call Detention and obtain the release or movement entry. Then read the Clerk’s order or judgment for legal context. Neither a missing jail listing nor a court disposition alone proves the exact moment someone left custody.
If the record is unclear, make a narrow request for existing fields. WCSO can be asked for the booking and release or movement entry, including the time, type, and destination if transferred. NCDAC’s public-record route can supply public admission, sentence, and release information. Ask each custodian only for the record it owns.
A federal case requires the BOP locator and federal docket. An immigration matter requires ICE ODLS and the person’s paperwork. Those systems do not convert a Washington County projection into a confirmed date. The full named-person custody and release search is on the Washington County released inmates home page.
A passed projection requires a fresh status check. First compare the current location and last movement. Next inspect every active sentence block because one completed term can coexist with another. Then check the supervision header and any detainer or receiving authority documented in the movement record. A court modification may take time to reach the custody system, while an administrative recalculation may appear without a new court filing. Record the date and source of each check so an older forecast is not confused with the current NCDAC calculation.
For a Washington County jail sentence, ask for the actual release or transfer entry after the expected date. For state prison, Actual Release Date and Service Status should be read together. If the state prison status is inactive but community supervision remains active, describe the person as released from prison under supervision. If another agency received the person, report a transfer from the first custodian rather than community release.
NC SAVAN can support a final check when a person is already registered for notices. Its projected-date alert remains a forecast, while a later release event identifies a change reported by the participating agency. Telephone delivery and acknowledgment do not alter the underlying record. Save the source, event wording, and check date, then confirm the result in NCDAC or with Detention. This two-source method is especially important when a weekend, court order, credit adjustment, or receiving-agency hold changes the expected sequence.
Final check: Reconfirm with the current custodian near the expected date, then use an Actual Release Date or movement record for the completed event.