ODRC Releases for Paulding Cases
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction operates a statewide prison system. It is not the Paulding County Jail, and there is no single “Paulding prison.” A felony commitment from Paulding may be housed at different institutions and moved during the sentence. On a released record, the institution field can identify the last prison, while the status qualifier, release detail, supervision start, and APA office supply the stronger evidence of what happened after prison custody.
ODRC says its public search covers people who are incarcerated in an Ohio prison, under Department supervision, or judicially released. That scope makes it the best public online source for a state-prison release tied to Paulding County. It does not cover someone who served only a county jail term. Likewise, a person who left Paulding County Jail on an ODRC transfer should appear as incarcerated, not released.
| ODRC label or event | Meaning for release review |
|---|---|
| Incarcerated | Ohio prison custody continues, even during a temporary court movement. |
| APA Supervision | Prison custody ended and Adult Parole Authority supervision continues. |
| Released, Judicial Release | The sentencing court released the person from prison to community supervision. |
| Violator At Large | The person was on APA supervision and has been declared an absconder. |
| Released, Death | ODRC custody ended because of death, not return to the community. |
Search ODRC Paulding Release Records
Begin with the live ODRC Offender Search. A last name alone is allowed, and the surname match can be broad. Add the first name when needed. The strongest identifier is an ODRC number using the published letter prefix and six digits, with a leading zero when required. Avoid adding too many filters at first because a small mismatch can hide the correct record.
- Search by ODRC number when known, or begin with the person's name.
- Select Paulding under County of Commitment for a sentence that arose in Paulding County.
- Use Released or APA Supervision when the question concerns a person who left prison.
- Open the detail and match number, date of birth, photo, docket, offense, and committing county.
- Read status, release detail, date fields, supervision period, APA office, and hearing result together.
- Use the Common Pleas journal or a narrow ODRC records request when the detail needs legal context.
County of Commitment is not Residential County. The first identifies the conviction source used in ODRC reporting. Residential County and ZIP relate to a recorded supervision address and are not guaranteed current locations. A person committed from Paulding can live elsewhere after release, while someone supervised in Paulding may have been convicted in another county.
The assigned manifest capture comes from the correct statewide form. The ODRC search and status-filter page shows the fields used to separate prison custody from released or supervised status.
The form finds candidates. The open detail provides the release qualifier and sentence context needed for confirmation.
Read ODRC Release Status
An ODRC search row is not enough. Open the detail and compare the visible status with the release or parole detail, admission date, expected-release or eligibility field, last institution, sentence, committing county, docket, and supervision facts. ODRC warns that its sentencing display may not list every sentencing item. A person can also have commitments from more than one county, with one county driving search reporting.
Official Paulding examples show why this review matters. Record A731854 has a Paulding docket and the qualified status RELEASED - Judicial Release. Record A695418 shows a Paulding commitment under APA SUPERVISION, with a supervision start, period, APA office, and a residential county outside Paulding. Record A565295 shows a Paulding resident assigned to a different APA office. Record A205309 says RELEASED - Death. None can be reduced safely to the single word released.
An official Paulding judicial-release example shows how the fields work together. The ODRC detail for a Paulding commitment displays the photo, docket, sentence, and qualified release result together.
For a specific person, rerun the live search and verify identity. An illustrative record should never be treated as the reader's target.
Note: The last institution can identify the prior prison, but status and release or supervision fields describe the later custody outcome.
ODRC Date Fields Need Context
The public label Expected Release Date/Parole Eligibility Date has two functions. For some definite sentences it can reflect a projected expiration after jail-time credit and qualifying earned credit. For an older indeterminate or life sentence, it may instead mark parole eligibility. It is not a universal promise that the person will leave on that date.
POA Date means parole on or after and identifies the earliest release point for APA supervision in that context. PRD means Projected Release Date. An Earliest Possible Transfer Date can refer to transitional control, which may place a person in community confinement or supervised placement before final sentence expiration. Judicial release, earned credits, jail-time credit, a Board action, or another sentence component can explain why dates do not align.
The current Ohio earned-credit statute applies to qualifying confinement and contains exclusions, rates, completion awards, and an ordinary aggregate cap. It should not be shortened to a universal rule that everyone serves the same share of a term. Covered indefinite sentences under the Reagan Tokes framework have minimum and maximum terms, and continued incarceration beyond the minimum can follow required findings. The individual judgment and ODRC computation control.
The manifest includes the state's definition source. The ODRC release-date and status definitions explain how the public fields should be read.
The displayed date is one part of the record. Status, sentence type, hearing information, and the court journal complete the interpretation.
Paulding ODRC Supervision After Release
Adult Parole Authority supervision includes parole, post-release control, and related ODRC forms. It is not ordinary Paulding Municipal probation. Post-release control follows covered modern felony prison terms under Ohio law. Parole generally belongs to eligible indeterminate or life-sentence structures and depends on Board action. Judicial release comes from the sentencing court. Transitional control is another distinct placement and should keep its own label.
For a person listed under APA Supervision, read the supervision start, supervision period, residential county, and APA Offices field. Do not hard-code one office for all Paulding cases. Official Paulding-related records point to Defiance 1 and Toledo 4 in different circumstances. The assigned office on the person's current detail is the relevant one.
ODRC also publishes a Violators at Large view. A VAL result can show that someone previously released to APA supervision was later declared an absconder. It does not establish present location. ODRC warns the public not to apprehend anyone and directs law enforcement to verify through their systems. County probation violations belong in the local docket and warrant channels instead.
Ohio VINE can add prospective notice for an ODRC record, but each event name matters. A prison transfer, General Release, parole release, release from parole, revocation or return, and Transitional Control Review are not the same. Confirm the message against the ODRC detail. VINE is not a permanent prison release archive.
ODRC Hearing and Court Records
The ODRC search includes a live hearing lookup. Enter a six-digit year and month in the Next Parole Board Hearing Date field to find people scheduled in that month. The individual detail then shows the next hearing or review month and the latest hearing or review type and result. Preserve the exact result string because a parole hearing, transitional-control review, clemency matter, and additional-term hearing have different legal effects.
A future hearing date can be reviewed in advance under ODRC's process. A past date identifies the latest hearing reference. The public result is useful, but formal outcome evidence may require the final Ohio Parole Board minutes or determination. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5149 and section 5149.10 treat specified APA actions, findings, recommendations, determinations, orders, and minutes as public records, subject to other lawful limits.
Paulding County Common Pleas is the court source for a felony sentencing journal and judicial-release order. The journal explains legal authority, while ODRC explains Department custody and execution. When the two dates differ, do not assume either is wrong. Credits, Board action, transitional control, judicial release, or a later order may explain the difference. The broader Paulding County release-record path helps pair the state detail with the right court document.
Note: No standalone current Ohio parole calendar PDF or decisions archive was found; use the month search, individual detail, and formal minutes request.
Request ODRC Release Records
The online offender detail is usually the fastest public source. When it lacks needed context, ask for a specific existing record rather than the entire institutional or supervision file. Ohio Revised Code 149.43 excludes many inmate and probation or parole proceeding records, while other laws make selected items public. Ohio Administrative Code 5120-9-49 identifies public categories, including specified Parole Board and APA determinations, orders, and minutes resulting from hearings.
A focused request can identify the person's full name, ODRC number, Paulding docket, and the exact item sought. Examples include a public release or discharge entry, the final Board minutes for a named hearing month, or the final determination tied to a listed review. If an item is withheld, request the legal authority and the segregable public portion. Do not promise access to a whole inmate or supervision file.
Ohio public-record law calls for prompt inspection and copies within a reasonable period, not a fixed statewide response deadline. Actual copying or delivery cost may apply. Questions about an offender detail may be mailed to ODRC Central Records, P.O. Box 430, Columbus, OH 43216, as stated on public details. A narrow request reduces identity confusion and review time.
Ohio Prison System Contacts
Because no ODRC prison is located in Paulding County, contact depends on the record. The statewide offender search identifies the last institution and APA office when those fields apply. Use that specific institution for an operational custody question and the named APA office for supervision procedure. Use Central Records for questions about the public detail or a focused records request.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Statewide offender and release record system
ODRC Offender Search
ODRC Central Records
P.O. Box 430
Columbus, OH 43216
The Paulding County Jail is not an ODRC institution. If the person served only a local jail term, use the sheriff's release record and local court docket. If the jail sent the person to ODRC, the transfer ended county custody but started state custody. That handoff should be confirmed by the sheriff destination field and an incarcerated ODRC result.