Carson City Release Records
Carson City Correctional Facility is an MDOC state prison at 10274 Boyer Road in Carson City. Its Montcalm County address does not place it under the sheriff. MDOC controls its sentenced-prisoner movements, parole departures, sentence calculations, and discharge records. County bond procedures and county-jail FOIA do not govern this facility. The Montcalm County released inmate search separates state and local record paths.
A prisoner can leave the building in several ways. Parole moves the person into the community under MDOC supervision. A transfer sends the prisoner to another MDOC location and leaves state custody intact. Final discharge ends MDOC jurisdiction for the displayed sentence. OTIS can reveal each stage through current status, assigned location, Date Paroled, supervision fields, Discharge Date, and sentence information. The Montcalm County Jail page covers the separate sheriff custody route.
A transfer from Carson City Correctional Facility is not a release from MDOC. Check the assigned location and current status before interpreting the move.
Carson City Release Contact
The public facility page is the official source for prison identity and location. Release confirmation starts in OTIS because it is statewide and follows the person's MDOC number across prison assignments. Questions about a formal release, parole, time calculation, or discharge document go to MDOC records or FOIA rather than Montcalm County Sheriff.
10274 Boyer Road
Carson City, MI 48811
Operator: Michigan Department of Corrections
The state facility page identifies Carson City Correctional Facility as an MDOC prison.
That source establishes the correct operating agency before any release record is requested.
Search Carson City Releases
The Michigan OTIS search accepts Last Name, First Name, Offender Number, Sex, Race, Age, Offender Status, and marks or tattoos. A last name or MDOC number is the minimum. The unique MDOC number is the strongest identifier and overrides other entered criteria. Without it, combine name, age, and a status category to reduce false matches.
- Open OTIS and enter the MDOC number when known.
- Otherwise enter the last name, then add first name, age, or other identifiers.
- Select Parolees if the person may have left prison under supervision.
- Select Discharged when the question is whether MDOC authority ended.
- Open the matching profile and compare status, assigned location, and all date fields.
- Use MDOC records for formal proof or a profile that does not resolve the issue.
Search an active prisoner category when the expected release may not have occurred. OTIS also permits a surname wildcard after the first three letters. Never use the Montcalm jail status line as the only route for a Carson City state prisoner.
The OTIS search form visibly separates active prisoners from parolees, probationers, discharged people, and absconders.
Choosing the right status category helps distinguish prison release from final discharge.
Carson City Release Fields
No single OTIS date means every form of release. A profile must be read as a group of fields. Date Paroled is the actual prison-departure date for parole. Earliest Release Date is the Parole Board jurisdiction or eligibility point, not an appointment to leave. Maximum Discharge Date is a potential outer date under the displayed record and applicable credit rules. Discharge Date has a different role.
| OTIS field | Meaning for Carson City |
|---|---|
| Current Status: Prisoner | The person remains in MDOC prison custody |
| Assigned Location | The prison or supervision office responsible now |
| Date Paroled | Actual departure from prison to parole |
| Current Status: Parolee | Outside prison but still under MDOC jurisdiction |
| Supervision Begin Date | Start of the community-supervision period |
| Supervision Discharge Date | Displayed end point, read with current record context |
| Discharged and Discharge Date | MDOC jurisdiction ended for the displayed sentence |
| Discharge Reason | Explains why the state record closed |
OTIS defines discharge broadly. It may reflect successful completion of parole or probation, discharge at the maximum without parole, or death. For that reason, Discharged should not automatically be restated as a living person's community release. Read the reason and dates.
Note: Date Paroled proves prison departure to parole; a later Discharge Date answers when MDOC authority over the displayed sentence ended.
After Carson City Parole
A person paroled from Carson City Correctional Facility has left prison but remains under MDOC jurisdiction. OTIS may change from Prisoner to Parolee and list Date Paroled, an assigned location, a supervision start, and a future supervision-discharge date. Conditions continue until discharge or another lawful change. A parole violation can lead to return or revocation.
The local Montcalm Parole and Probation Office is at 627 N State Street in Stanton and lists 989-831-7353. Check OTIS before calling so the profile can confirm whether that office is actually assigned. The office also supervises adult felony and high-court-misdemeanor probationers, which makes a clear status label important.
627 N State Street
Stanton, MI 48888
Phone: 989-831-7353
MDOC Region 4b
Montcalm's Circuit Court Probation and Parole page confirms that local agents are State of Michigan employees who supervise parolees and qualifying adult probationers. It does not replace OTIS as the public person search.
Note: Confirm the assigned location in OTIS before calling the Montcalm office because parole supervision may be handled in another region.
Carson City Projected Release Dates
Michigan's current truth-in-sentencing rule is not an 85% formula. For the offense dates covered by the law, MDOC says the prisoner must serve 100% of the judicial minimum before parole consideration. Specified assaultive crimes committed on or after December 15, 1998 and other crimes committed on or after December 15, 2000 fall within the described framework. Good-time or disciplinary credits do not shorten that minimum.
Older offense dates can trigger legacy rules. Eligible crimes before April 1, 1987 may receive good time at escalating monthly rates. Some eligible crimes after that date but before truth in sentencing may use disciplinary and exemplary credits. Major misconduct, amended judgments, consecutive sentences, a Parole Board denial, new detainers, and suspended grants can change the practical outcome.
| Date or event | What it proves |
|---|---|
| Earliest Release Date | Board eligibility or jurisdiction, not actual departure |
| Parole grant | Approval subject to remaining steps and possible suspension |
| Date Paroled | Actual departure from prison to supervision |
| Maximum Discharge Date | Potential maximum under the record |
| Discharge Date | End of MDOC jurisdiction for the shown sentence |
The Montcalm County projected release date process provides the full distinction between eligibility, parole, and discharge.
Request Carson City Release Records
A formal state-prison record goes through the MDOC FOIA process. Email MDOC-FOIA@michigan.gov, write to MDOC FOIA Coordinator at P.O. Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909, call 517-335-4194, or fax 517-335-4193. The general records office lists weekday hours from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Records for past prisoners up to six years post-release can be routed to MDOC-Records_Retention@michigan.gov.
Ask for existing items by name. Depending on the question, that might include a discharge certificate, Basic Information Sheet, time-computation record, release or parole date record, Notice of Decision, or latest offender photograph. A certified PENPACK is restricted by MDOC to recognized criminal-justice authorities for official work, so it should not be expected in an ordinary public request.
- Use the MDOC number and full name.
- Identify Carson City Correctional Facility and the relevant date range.
- Name the release, parole, discharge, or time-computation record separately.
- Ask for electronic delivery and a fee estimate.
- Do not send the request to the Montcalm County FOIA Coordinator.
Presentence reports and other protected materials can be withheld. The public OTIS profile remains the fast first step, while MDOC's response supplies the maintained record or explains the limit.
Note: Send Carson City prison-record requests to MDOC, not the Montcalm County FOIA Coordinator or Sheriff's Office records unit.
Carson City Discharge Retention
OTIS is not permanent. Its About page says a discharged profile may be removed three years after discharge. If a new supervision period begins, the public retention period starts again. Set-aside or expunged convictions are removed as required by court order or law. A blank name search can therefore reflect retention, record changes, or search terms rather than prove the person never served an MDOC sentence.
Errors also have different correction paths. A court-derived sentence issue belongs with the sentencing court. A supervision or absconder error should go to the assigned parole or probation office. MDOC records staff handle agency-held records. Match the correction request to the source that created the disputed field.
A past Carson City assignment may remain visible through inactive sentence and location history even after the person moves. The current status and assigned location control the present-custody question. Date Paroled controls the actual parole departure question, while the later discharge fields answer when state jurisdiction ended. Keeping those questions separate prevents an old facility name from being read as current custody.
Note: Save the official record needed for a lawful personal or court process because the public Carson City release profile may later age out.
Carson City Release Photographs
Many OTIS profiles display a dated offender photograph. That image is tied to the MDOC record, not to a Montcalm County Jail booking. A discharged profile may remain visible during the public retention period, but an old or missing image does not establish current custody. Read the photo date beside status and release fields.
Request the latest maintained offender image separately through MDOC FOIA when a durable copy is needed. Michigan's public sex offender registry may show a photograph for a qualifying registrant, but that registry has a narrow statutory purpose and does not supply a general Carson City release date.