Bullock Projected Release Date
A projected release date is a scheduled or estimated date, not a final release confirmation. For ADOC, the key public term is "Minimum Release Date," defined as the earliest scheduled date an inmate can be released to probation or end of sentence. ADOC says this date can change if disciplinaries take away good time, if the circuit clerk sends new cases, or if the current sentence changes.
Scheduled is not final. A projected date can change because of jail credit, good-time loss, detainers, new cases, amended orders, or parole decisions.
ADOC Bullock Date Search
Use ADOC inmate search for a person currently in Alabama state prison, including Bullock Correctional Facility. ADOC says the public database contains currently incarcerated inmates only and historical data is not available online. If the person has already been released, the public search may not show the record.
The manifest screenshot for ADOC definitions supports the release-date field language.
Read the Minimum Release Date together with sentence date, term, time served, jail credit, and parole consideration fields.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Minimum Release Date | Earliest scheduled release to probation or end of sentence. |
| Jail Credit | County jail time before sentencing, prepared by the sentencing county clerk. |
| Parole Consideration Date | Tentative board consideration date, not a release date. |
| Parole Status | May show parole, delinquent, or revoked status. |
| Consecutive or concurrent type | Affects how sentence time is computed. |
Bullock Jail Credit Questions
Research Section 19 highlights the local court connection. ADOC defines jail credit as time spent in county jail before sentencing and says the sentencing county's circuit clerk prepares that time. For a Bullock sentence, the Bullock County Circuit Clerk may be needed for jail-credit questions that affect an ADOC Minimum Release Date. The clerk maintains criminal, traffic, juvenile, warrant, and other court records and points users to Alacourt/Just One Look for most trial court information.
- Search ADOC if the person is currently incarcerated in state prison.
- Read Minimum Release Date, jail credit, sentence type, and parole fields.
- Check the Bullock court record for sentencing orders and jail credit.
- Use ABPP for parole hearing or supervision status.
- Request ADOC records when the person is no longer visible online.
Good Time and 85 Percent
Ala. Code Section 14-9-41 sets Alabama correctional incentive time. Class I can earn 30 days for each 30 days served, Class II 15 days, Class III 5 days, and Class IV none. The statute also lists exclusions, forfeiture, and consecutive or concurrent computation rules. It excludes certain convictions and sentences from incentive time.
Ala. Code Section 15-22-28 governs parole consideration. For specified Class A felonies committed on or after March 21, 2001, initial consideration can follow completion of 85 percent of the total sentence or 15 years, whichever is less. For other prisoners, one-third of the sentence or 10 years can apply. These are consideration rules, not automatic release promises.
County Jail Release Dates
Bullock County Jail release dates work differently from ADOC projected dates. A county jail release may occur because bond was posted, a judge ordered release, a sentence ended, time served applied, charges were dismissed, or the person transferred. The sheriff can confirm the jail event if releasable. The court file explains the legal event behind the release. Do not import ADOC incentive-time calculations into a short county-jail stay unless the stay becomes jail credit for an ADOC sentence.
For alerts after a date is set, use VINELink Inmate Search where the record is covered.
Why Bullock Dates Change
Release-date math can change after the public first sees a date. ADOC notes that the Minimum Release Date can change if disciplinaries remove good time, if the circuit clerk sends new cases, or if the sentence changes. Court orders can amend sentence terms or jail credit. Detainers and holds can also change what "release" means, because a person may leave one custody and enter another.
For Bullock County, jail credit is a key local link. ADOC says jail credit is prepared by the sentencing county's circuit clerk. If the sentence was from Bullock County, the Bullock Circuit Clerk may be needed to resolve credit questions. If the sentence came from another county, that county's clerk may hold the jail-credit record.
Mandatory Supervision Context
ADOC's mandatory-supervision material explains that eligible releases can apply to offenses committed on or after January 30, 2016, with exclusions including child sex offenses and life sentences. That is a state-prison release mechanism, not a Bullock County Jail list. If a person leaves Bullock Correctional Facility under a state supervision mechanism, use ADOC, ABPP, VNS, and court records rather than the county sheriff release workflow.