Pleasants Projected Versus Actual Release
A projected date is a calculation based on facts known at a given time. The actual release is the event when the custodian stops holding the person or transfers custody. Those are not the same record. West Virginia also uses several exact terms. The Parole Board FAQ defines the Minimum Discharge Date, or MDD, as the date an inmate can expect release from WVDCR custody if parole does not occur, there is no escape, and good time is not taken away. The Parole Eligibility Date, or PED, marks eligibility for Board consideration. It is not a hearing date or release promise.
A North Central pretrial detainee generally has no sentence-based projected date. Bond, dismissal, a new court order, time served, or another agency’s hold may control the next event. A state prisoner at Saint Marys may have an MDD, PED, or another release-related label in WVDCR records. Each label answers a different question.
Scheduled versus actual: A calculated date, parole hearing, or parole grant does not prove that WVDCR completed physical release.
- Minimum Discharge Date
- A WVDCR sentence calculation based on the controlling term and applicable good time.
- Parole Eligibility Date
- The first date for possible Board consideration under the governing rules.
- Final Release Date
- A separate term used in WVDCR policy; copy the source label rather than substituting “projected.”
- Detainer
- A notice that another authority may take custody, which can prevent community release.
Find Pleasants Inmate Release Dates
Begin at the official WVDCR search gateway. It separates Jail Search, Prison Search, Daily Incarcerations, and Escapees or Absconders. Those paths cover different populations. During the August 2026 research, the public prison endpoint redirected to a newer host that returned an access denial, so no exact result-card field list can be promised. A public record may show a date for one person and omit it for another.
- Classify the custody. Use the jail branch for a Pleasants arrest at North Central and the prison branch for a sentenced state prisoner.
- Search by full name and offender number when known. Compare birth information, sentencing county, physical details, and facility before opening a match.
- Copy the exact status and date labels. Do not rename PED, MDD, final release, parole, or discharge as though they mean one thing.
- Obtain the certified sentencing or commitment order from the Pleasants court file. It supplies the imposed terms and credited jail days ordered by the court.
- Ask the institution’s records clerk or WVDCR Records for the current time sheet or releasable sentence-computation statement.
- After the expected date, confirm the physical event with WVDCR status or history, VINE, and the release transaction.
The broader Pleasants County release-record search path helps when the person is no longer on an active list or may have moved between custodians.
Pleasants Release Date Custodians
Pleasants County has crossed custody geography. Local defendants commonly go to North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Doddridge County, while Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail sits inside Pleasants and holds prisoners sentenced across West Virginia. The case county and facility county must both be checked.
| Person | Date source | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial detainee at North Central | Bond or release order; no fixed sentence date | North Central release transaction plus Pleasants court order |
| County defendant serving time | Commitment order and WVDCR jail record | Facility record and court credit information |
| State prisoner at Saint Marys | WVDCR time sheet and any public date label | WVDCR Records, status history, and release event |
| Person considered for parole | PED and Board action | Completed WVDCR release processing, not the grant alone |
If a North Central location changes to another WVDCR institution, treat that as a transfer until records show community release. A jail exit and a release to the public are not always the same event.
Pleasants Good-Time Release Calculation
West Virginia’s rule is not a blanket requirement that every inmate serve 85 percent. Under West Virginia Code §15A-4-17, an eligible adult in the commissioner’s custody generally earns one day of good time for each day incarcerated. That base can include presentence jail days credited by the sentencing court under §61-11-24. Time on bond or parole does not earn this credit because it is not physical incarceration.
Life sentences receive no good time under the general rule. Consecutive eligible terms are treated as a combined maximum for this purpose. Discipline may lead to forfeiture, while the statutory and policy process may allow restoration. Limited additional credit may exist for qualifying service or approved, nonrequired education and vocational work. The commissioner must provide a revised sentence statement when a loss or restoration changes the earliest discharge.
This Pleasants-specific angle matters because a person may have North Central jail credit, a later state sentence, and a WVDCR computation held elsewhere. The public date should be reconciled with the current time sheet. Never publish a hand-calculated day as fact when one input is missing.
Note: Good time changes a lawful calculation; it does not establish that all release processing or another agency’s custody has ended.
Pleasants Sentence Calculation Inputs
A reliable calculation begins with records, not the sentence announced in casual terms. Obtain the certified order and check every count. Offense dates matter because amendments and special restrictions may apply. Consecutive sentences run one after another, while concurrent terms run together. Presentence credit must match the court’s order and WVDCR’s time sheet.
The following inputs should be reconciled before relying on a Pleasants County inmate release date:
- Maximum or fixed term for each count and the offense date
- Concurrent or consecutive sentence structure
- Credited presentence jail days
- Statutory good-time eligibility or exclusion
- Disciplinary forfeitures and later restorations
- Qualifying program credit already awarded
- Mandatory supervision and other-custodian holds
WVDCR Policy 151.06 addresses good-time computation, while Policy 454.10 covers conditional release administration. Internal records, the public website, and material available through a records request are separate sets. The existence of an internal field does not promise that it appears online.
Pleasants Release Dates Can Change
A displayed date remains subject to lawful events. Some changes alter the sentence calculation. Others leave the calculation intact but prevent community release on that day. Record the date of each source so that an older screen is not treated as current.
| Factor | Possible effect | Record to check |
|---|---|---|
| Good-time forfeiture or restoration | Moves the minimum discharge calculation | Revised WVDCR time sheet |
| Amended court order or added sentence | Changes the controlling terms or credits | Certified court order and updated computation |
| Parole grant | May permit earlier physical release after processing | Board action, plan approval, and WVDCR release record |
| Detainer or hold | Another authority may assume custody | Movement record and receiving-agency record |
| Escape time or data correction | May revise credited time or displayed date | WVDCR history and current time sheet |
A parole denial or deferral also changes expectations without necessarily changing the MDD. Eligibility is the point when review can occur. It does not guarantee a favorable action.
Pleasants Mandatory Supervision Dates
Physical exit can occur before the final legal endpoint. Section 15A-4-17 uses accumulated good time in specified circumstances to create mandatory post-release supervision. Separate provisions address certain offenses and authorized periods. Section 15A-4-17a also permits the commissioner to develop a supervised-release plan for some felony inmates who were not granted discretionary parole when they near minimum expiration.
That release is not clemency or a statement that the sentence vanished. Under the statute, the person is treated as released on parole for the applicable period, and a violation may return the person to custody. The WVDCR record and discharge action should show when that supervision ends.
Offense-specific limits, mandatory minimums, life terms, and offense dates prevent a universal calculator. The correct question is which rule governs the certified sentence, not what percentage applies to an average case.
Request Pleasants Release Calculations
When the public search omits a date or shows an unclear label, request the existing calculation rather than asking staff to solve a hypothetical sentence. For a state prisoner, identify the WVDCR institution, full name, offender number, sentencing county, case number, and a narrow period. Ask for the current time sheet or sentence-computation statement, the calculation date, credited jail days, and releasable entries showing good-time loss or restoration.
West Virginia Code §29B-1-3 requires reasonable specificity. The custodian must respond within the statutory framework by producing copies, naming a time and place for inspection, or providing a written denial. An agency may charge actual reproduction cost but may not impose a search, retrieval, or man-hour fee under that section. Invite segregation of nonexempt fields if part of the record must be withheld.
For a North Central detainee with a Pleasants sentence, request both the release or movement screen and the time-credit record that already exists. If WVDCR refers the request to the facility, preserve that referral. A court clerk can provide the signed order, but the clerk should not be asked to calculate WVDCR good time. The two records should be compared without forcing either office to interpret the other’s work.
Ask for native electronic records when available. A spreadsheet may preserve calculation labels and dates better than a scanned printout, while a signed court order is often best kept as a PDF. Request metadata only when it already exists and is needed to understand the date. If WVDCR denies one field, ask whether the remaining nonexempt parts can be produced. Keep the original request, acknowledgement, fee estimate, production, and any written denial as one verification file.
Confirm Pleasants Actual Release
When the date approaches, register for a specific-person custody alert through the VINELink Release Check. VINE is useful for status change, yet it is not a certified sentence sheet and may delay a transfer notice until arrival at the next facility. Copy the exact event wording, reporting agency, update time, and facility.
For sentence questions, contact WVDCR Records rather than asking the Parole Board to calculate time. The research identifies WVDCR Records at 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311, telephone 304-558-2036. Ask for the current time sheet, PED information, jail credit, or good-time record that already exists. Verify contact details before sending a request.
After the planned date, confirm the actual release or transfer through the WVDCR history and release transaction. Pair it with the court order or Board action that supplied legal authority. If another agency took custody, name that transfer instead of calling it community release.