Projected vs Actual Release Date
A projected release date is an administrative estimate based on the sentence and current time-computation data. It is not a promise that the person will physically leave custody on that date. The actual release date is the historical date the person left a specific custody system, such as Yuma County Jail, CDOC, BOP, or ICE.
For local Yuma County Jail custody, a pretrial booking may end through bond, release order, dismissal, time served, probation, transfer, or another authority. This research did not find a Yuma County online release-date calculator, current roster, 24-hour release list, or 72-hour release list. For local jail timing, use the jail and court file.
How to Find a Projected Release Date
Start by deciding whether the person is in county jail, state prison, federal custody, immigration custody, or post-release supervision. Mixing those systems is the most common error in Yuma County release searches.
- For a CDOC sentence, open the CDOC offender search.
- Search by DOCNO when possible. CDOC says DOCNO is its primary offender identifier and can be up to six numeric characters.
- If DOCNO is unknown, use last name, first name, and gender. CDOC search tips say name searches return names beginning with the letters entered, and the record name may be the arresting or prosecuted name.
- Open the matching offender record and read the available date fields. Look for projected or tentative release, parole eligibility, mandatory release, discharge, sentence, or supervision dates as labeled on the live record.
- For a Yuma County Jail sentence or pretrial booking, call the jail or check the Yuma County court case. Do not use CDOC release rules for a purely local jail release.
- Use Colorado VINE for release-alert registration if the person is in the VINE feed, then confirm actual release through the agency record.
| CDOC Search Field | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| DOCNO | Primary CDOC identifier; best way to avoid similar-name matches. |
| Last name | Returns records beginning with the entered letters under CDOC search tips. |
| First name | Helps narrow name matches, but may reflect the prosecuted name. |
| Gender | Optional narrowing field on the public CDOC form. |
Colorado Earned Time and Parole Eligibility
Colorado release timing is controlled by statutes and CDOC computation. C.R.S. 17-22.5-403 supplies parole eligibility timing. Research snippets state that many felony offenders are eligible for parole after serving 50 percent of the sentence imposed, less earned time, while specified violent crimes committed on or after July 1, 2004 and before January 1, 2025 use a 75 percent structure, less earned time.
C.R.S. 17-22.5-405 governs earned time. The 2025 statute snippet says earned time, not exceeding ten days for each month of incarceration or parole, may be deducted for certified consistent progress in areas such as work or training, group living, counseling, and program participation. Certain class 4, 5, or 6 felony and level 3 or 4 drug felony sentences may be eligible for not more than twelve days per month if statutory requirements are met.
Proposition 128 changed covered violent-crime timing for offenses committed on or after January 1, 2025. The official Blue Book describes an 85 percent rule before discretionary parole or earned-time reductions for specified crimes of violence, and limits earned time and discretionary parole for a third or subsequent covered crime of violence. Apply those rules only where the offense date and offense type fit.
Why a Projected Release Date Changes
CDOC computes time served, and the State Board of Parole accepts that computation for parole-board purposes. A parole hearing or parole eligibility date is not the same as a final release. The calculation can shift as records, sentence inputs, and board action change.
| Factor | How It Can Change the Date |
|---|---|
| Earned time | May be granted, withheld, withdrawn, restored, or recalculated under C.R.S. 17-22.5-405. |
| Jail credit | Corrected credit for prior custody can move a CDOC sentence calculation. |
| New sentence | New counts, revocation sentences, or consecutive/concurrent interpretation can change the combined date. |
| Parole action | Eligibility allows consideration. A denial, deferral, rescission, or revocation can prevent immediate release. |
| Hold or detainer | A county warrant, court hold, federal hold, or ICE detainer can prevent community release even when a custody date arrives. |
| Discipline | Institutional discipline can affect earned time and administrative processing. |
Yuma County Jail Release Timing
A local jail release date is usually not calculated the same way as a CDOC prison date. A short county-jail sentence may involve a court-imposed term, credit for time served, bond action, a local sentence order, or a transfer. The research did not find a Yuma County published good-time policy, weekend-release rule, or release-date calculator.
For a Yuma County Jail release, contact the jail at 970-345-2244 or the Sheriff's Office at 970-332-4805 with the person's full name, approximate booking date, and case number if known. Then check the Yuma County court docket for bond posted, release order, sentence imposed, probation start, mittimus, revocation, or next hearing information. The Yuma County released inmates guide explains the full county-jail records path.
Confirming a Release Date
Use Colorado VINE when the question is future notification. The Colorado VINE page is at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/CO/ENGLISH, and Colorado county guidance lists the toll-free number as 888-263-8463. Search the person, open the record, and register for custody-change alerts if the record is present.
VINE is not a permanent release archive and does not replace an official agency record. If the person is not found in VINE, confirm through the Yuma County Jail, Yuma County court, CDOC offender search, BOP for federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration custody. For a one-person alert workflow, use the VINELink Check page.
CDOC Date Labels to Separate
CDOC records can contain several date concepts that look similar to a searcher but answer different questions. The research does not lock in one exact live profile label because the public search page requires opening a person profile to see current labels. Read the label on the live CDOC page instead of assuming that every date is a projected release date.
| Date Type | Meaning | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Parole eligibility | The first point when a person can be considered for parole under the applicable statute. | Eligibility does not mean the Board granted parole or that release occurred. |
| Mandatory release | A statutory release point for determinate sentences, subject to sentence law and administrative calculation. | It can still be affected by holds, recalculation, or other legal events. |
| Projected or tentative release | An estimate based on the current CDOC time-computation inputs. | It can move when earned time, credits, discipline, sentences, or detainers change. |
| Actual release | The historical date the person left that custody system. | This is the date to confirm after release, through CDOC, court, VINE, or the agency record. |
| Discharge | The end of sentence or supervision jurisdiction. | Discharge is not necessarily the day the person walked out of jail or prison. |
Offense Date and Statute Timing
The offense date matters because Colorado's parole-eligibility structure changed for certain violent offenses. Research snippets for C.R.S. 17-22.5-403 describe a 50 percent parole-eligibility framework for many felonies, less earned time, and a 75 percent framework for specified violent crimes committed on or after July 1, 2004 and before January 1, 2025, less earned time. Proposition 128 then created a different 85 percent rule for covered crimes of violence committed on or after January 1, 2025.
That timeline is why two Yuma County defendants with similar sentence lengths can have different projected dates. The date is not just arithmetic on the sentence length. CDOC has to account for the offense category, offense date, jail credit, sentence structure, earned time under C.R.S. 17-22.5-405, and whether parole is discretionary, denied, deferred, or affected by a later violation. When the statute changes the parole-eligibility floor, CDOC's calculated field and the parole-board calendar should be read together.
When No Online Date Appears
A missing online date is common for local Yuma County jail matters. No official Yuma County current roster, release-date calculator, 24-hour release feed, 72-hour feed, or county-published recent-release archive was found in the research. If the person was booked locally and released on bond, time served, probation, dismissal, or court order, the release may only be visible through the court event, sheriff response, VINE if the event is in the feed, or a written records request.
For a written request, Yuma County says the request must be specific as to records and relevant dates. Ask for an existing booking/release record for a named person and booking date or date range, including release date and time, release type or authority, booking number, charges listed at booking, court case number, bond status if maintained, and transfer destination if any. The county's public-records procedure states normal production is three working days after deposit timing begins, with an extension generally not more than seven working days when extenuating circumstances exist.
Also watch for a transfer rather than a community release. A person can leave the Yuma County Jail for CDOC, another county, federal custody, medical transport, court transport, or immigration custody. In those cases, the county record may show the local custody ended, while the actual release date must be confirmed in the receiving system.