Letcher Projected and Actual Release
A projected date is a calculation based on the sentence information, custody credit, eligible credits, legal limits, and current agency data. An actual release is a completed event recorded by the custodian. The two can differ. A signed order can precede physical departure, while a detainer can move the person directly into another agency's custody.
Pretrial detention usually has no sentence-completion date. The next controlling event may be a bond decision, dismissal, plea, sentencing, or another court order. A county misdemeanant has a local calculation based on the judgment and jail credit. A state prisoner has the KDOC calculation even when physically housed in Letcher County Jail.
| Date or status | What it means | Confirmation source |
|---|---|---|
| Projected release date | Current sentence calculation | KOOL detail or responsible jail |
| Parole eligibility | Date Board review may occur | KOOL and Parole Board schedule |
| Proposed parole release | Planned action that may need implementation | Final Board action and KOOL |
| Actual release | Custodian recorded departure | Jail or KDOC release record |
| Discharge | Sentence or supervision formally ended | Current responsible-agency record |
Search Letcher State Release Dates
The Kentucky Offender Online Lookup calls its search filter “Projected Release Date From” and “To.” That range can locate state offenders whose current calculations fall within selected dates. Open the detail record afterward. Search results alone do not supply the full custody context.
- Search KOOL by DOC or PID number when available, or begin with the full name.
- Refine the match with conviction county, current location, supervision status, or other supported fields.
- Open the detail record and confirm identifiers before reading any date.
- Record the exact projected-release, maximum-expiration, parole, and location labels actually shown.
- Note the lookup date because KDOC recalculations and updates can change a future date.
- After the projected day passes, reopen the record and obtain the actual release or discharge document if needed.
KDOC states that KOOL is updated daily, does not guarantee every item's accuracy, and warns that data newer than 120 days may not be final. A current location at a probation or parole office can indicate community supervision rather than complete discharge. A county jail location can still belong to the state track.
Letcher Jail Sentence Calculations
A local Letcher County misdemeanant date should not be copied from a state KOOL field. The sentencing court and jailer calculate the local term from the judgment, recognized jail credit, and applicable law. No verified Letcher-specific public good-time or weekend-release policy was found. Call Letcher County Jail at 606-633-5163 and ask for the relevant calculation or release record instead of extrapolating a state rule.
A pretrial person may have no set release date because the court has not imposed a confinement sentence. The Letcher County court route can show a bond order, release conditions, judgment, sentence, jail credit, or later amendment. The jail record supplies the physical release time once all valid terms and holds are resolved.
Ask for a narrow record: identify the person, case or booking number, judgment, custody-credit entry, and calculated date sought. Fees and administrative hours must be confirmed with the custodian because the accessible Letcher jail source does not publish a local fee schedule or records-service timetable.
State Credits Inside Letcher Jail
Physical location does not always control the calculation. Letcher County Jail can house qualified state prisoners. 501 KAR 2:060, Section 12 applies statutory, meritorious, educational, and approved-program credits to qualified state inmates housed in county jails. Their date follows the state sentence framework even if KOOL lists Letcher County Jail as the current location.
This is the county's key release-date distinction. A qualified state prisoner in the local building remains on the KDOC track. A locally sentenced misdemeanant remains on the court and jailer track. Search KOOL for DOC or PID identifiers and conviction details. If no state record fits, return to the Letcher judgment and jail calculation.
- Statutory good time
- A sentence credit authorized by statute for an eligible state prisoner.
- Meritorious good time
- A credit applied under Kentucky law and KDOC policy when eligibility is met.
- Educational or program credit
- A credit tied to qualified completion under the governing rules.
- Jail custody credit
- Recognized time already spent in custody and applied to the sentence.
Kentucky Release Credit Rules
KRS 197.045 governs sentence credits for eligible Kentucky state prisoners. Eligibility depends on the person, offense, sentence, conduct, and program rules. Credits should never be estimated from a general formula when the current KDOC calculation is available.
The often repeated 85-percent statement is not a rule for every Kentucky felony. KRS 439.3401 applies limitations to qualifying violent offenders based on statutory categories, offense dates, and detailed exceptions. The accurate phrasing is “qualifying violent offenders under KRS 439.3401.” The record and governing law determine whether the restriction applies.
Mandatory reentry supervision under KRS 439.3406 can move a covered prisoner into the community before projected sentence completion, subject to statutory exceptions. That event is a supervised release, not final sentence discharge. KOOL and the assigned office should show the current status.
Calculate a Letcher State Projection
KDOC performs the authoritative state calculation, but its components explain why dates move. Start with the legally effective sentence. Apply recognized jail credit. Determine whether multiple sentences run together or one after another. Apply only credits for which the person and offense qualify, then enforce any minimum-service rule.
- Confirm the judgment, sentence start, and recognized custody credit.
- Identify concurrent and consecutive terms.
- Apply eligible statutory, meritorious, educational, and program credits.
- Account for minimum-service restrictions tied to the offense and date.
- Adjust for forfeited or restored credit and later court orders.
- Separate parole eligibility from projected sentence completion.
- After release, replace the projection with the actual date and disposition.
501 KAR 1:030 governs initial parole-review timing by sentence and offense category. Eligibility means the Board may consider the person. It is not a promised release. The Board can grant, deny, defer, or order a serve-out according to the applicable authority.
Why Letcher Release Dates Change
Several documented events can alter a projected date. An amended judgment, added sentence, correction to jail credit, completed program, disciplinary credit loss or restoration, parole decision, revocation, detainer, or data correction can all change the operational result. The newest date should be read with its current status and location.
| Change | Possible effect | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Jail-credit correction | Moves the calculated completion date | Court order and KDOC calculation |
| Credit loss or restoration | Lengthens or shortens projection | KDOC record |
| New or amended sentence | Changes term structure | Court judgment |
| Parole action | May create, defer, or deny release | Board final action and KOOL |
| Detainer or hold | Can cause transfer after one custody ends | Release disposition and named agency |
| Data correction | Changes the public field without a new court event | KDOC official record |
Verify Letcher Actual Release
Once the date arrives, check the actual event rather than relying on the saved projection. For a Letcher jail term, request the release sheet showing date, time, reason, and destination if transferred. For a state term, reopen KOOL and seek the KDOC release or discharge record. If parole is involved, compare the final Board action and the supervision status.
Kentucky VINE can notify on release or county-jail transfer, but an alert can lag or be wrong. The Letcher County VINELink inmate search explains registration and corroboration. Court records remain necessary when the question is which order authorized the custody change.
Note: Always label a future result “projected as of” the lookup date and replace it with the actual custodian record after release.
Letcher Detainers and Date Meaning
A projected completion for one sentence does not promise release to the community. A detainer means another authority may seek custody. The first custodian can finish its term and transfer the person directly to another county, KDOC placement, or federal authority. The release disposition may name that destination.
Read the jail or KDOC record for transfer, detainer, hold, and destination language. A move from Letcher County Jail to KDOC is tracked in KOOL. A move between state prisons remains a transfer. A true federal question belongs in the relevant federal locator.
The date can still be accurate for the custody that ended even if the person never entered the community. State which agency stopped holding the person and name the transfer instead of calling every completed custody period a community release.
Date Each Letcher Projection
Save the lookup date beside every future release field. A later KOOL check may reflect recalculation, a court correction, or a new custody event. Two dated records can show why the public date changed without implying that either screen proved actual release.
When precision is needed, request the source calculation or final release document from the agency responsible for that sentence. The actual event record takes priority over an older projected field.