Logan County Release Date Meaning
A projected release date is not the same as an actual release date. The projected date is a computed or scheduled point that may change. Actual release is the custody exit recorded by the jail, CDOC, parole system, or other custodian. In Logan County, the difference is especially important because the county includes both the Logan County Detention Center and Sterling Correctional Facility, a major Colorado state prison.
For county jail custody, release may depend on bond, a judge's order, time served, sentence completion, another agency hold, a warrant, transport scheduling, or a transfer. The Logan County detention page confirms bond-payment and out-of-county custody information, but it does not publish a county jail release-date formula. For state prison, CDOC uses Colorado sentence computation, parole eligibility, earned time, estimated mandatory release, and parole-board action.
Find Logan County Release Date
The first step is choosing the right system. A person at the Logan County Detention Center is a county jail and court question. A person sentenced to CDOC, held at Sterling Correctional Facility, or under parole supervision is a state corrections question. A federal or immigration case uses separate federal channels.
- For local jail custody, start with the Logan County Detention Center and call 970-522-2578, option 2, for jail information.
- For a written county release record, use the Logan County sheriff records process.
- For a court-controlled release, search the Colorado Judicial Branch docket and court record tools.
- For state prison, search CDOC Offender Search by DOC number when possible.
- For parole timing, review the Colorado State Board of Parole calendar and the CDOC record.
- For release alerts, register through VINELink Release Check when the person appears in VINE.
CDOC's search tips say the DOC number is the primary identifier, name fields use prefix matching, date of birth has a specific format, and gender should be treated as supplemental. Those search rules matter when a person uses an old name, arresting name, or partial spelling.
Logan County CDOC Release Dates
For a state-prison inmate, Colorado's public terminology is more specific than a single "release date." CDOC and public records may show a projected parole eligibility date, a next parole hearing date, and an estimated mandatory release date. These dates answer different questions. Parole eligibility means the person may be considered for discretionary parole. A next hearing date is a scheduled board event. Estimated mandatory release is a time-computation estimate, not a promise that no later change can occur.
| Date term | Meaning for Logan County searches |
|---|---|
| Parole eligibility date | The point when the person may be considered for parole under Colorado law. |
| Next parole hearing date | A scheduled board event that can be moved, changed, deferred, or updated. |
| Estimated mandatory release date | A CDOC time-computation estimate that may change with credits, discipline, sentence changes, or parole action. |
| Actual release date | The date the custodian records the person as leaving physical custody or changing status. |
| Discharge date | The end of CDOC or supervision jurisdiction when shown and applicable. |
CDOC's disclaimer says its database can contain inaccurate information and instructs users to contact CDOC to confirm all information. Treat a CDOC result as a strong search lead, then confirm with CDOC, parole, or court sources when the date has practical consequences.
Colorado Earned Time Rules
Colorado parole eligibility and earned time are legal calculations, not simple website math. C.R.S. 17-22.5-403 provides a general parole-eligibility rule for many covered felony sentences at 50 percent of the sentence imposed, less earned time under C.R.S. 17-22.5-405. The research also notes important exceptions, including higher percentages for certain violent offenses and an 85 percent framework for some covered offenses committed on or after January 1, 2025.
Earned time under C.R.S. 17-22.5-405 generally may not exceed ten days for each month of incarceration or parole and is tied to demonstrated progress in statutory categories. The statute also contains earned-release-time provisions for some lower-level felony and drug felony cases within specified windows. Because the rule depends on offense date, offense type, prior convictions, sentence structure, and CDOC administration, a public page should not ask readers to calculate a precise Logan County release date from sentence length alone.
Note: County jail release timing is not computed by CDOC parole statutes unless the person is serving a CDOC sentence or moving into CDOC custody.
Why Logan Release Dates Change
Release dates move for many reasons. Some are court-driven. Some are jail operations. Some are CDOC sentence-computation issues. Some are parole decisions. A public search result may also lag behind the custodian's internal system.
| Change factor | Likely source to check |
|---|---|
| Bond posted or modified | Logan County jail and court docket. |
| Judge changes release conditions | Colorado Judicial Branch docket or court record. |
| Warrant, hold, or detainer appears | Jail, court, sheriff records, or receiving agency. |
| Transfer to CDOC or another county | Sheriff record, court record, CDOC search, or receiving jail. |
| Earned time recalculated | CDOC record and CDOC confirmation. |
| Parole hearing granted, deferred, or rescheduled | CDOC Offender Search and parole calendar. |
| New case, revocation, or sentence correction | Court record and supervising agency. |
Sterling Prison Release Dates
Research Section 19 notes that Logan County is not just a county-jail jurisdiction. Sterling Correctional Facility is in Logan County and is a CDOC state prison. A person "released from Logan County" may mean someone physically leaving Sterling Correctional Facility even when the conviction came from another Colorado county. In that case, the release-date path is CDOC and parole, not the Logan County jail roster or sheriff booking record.
The State of Colorado source used in the research says Sterling Correctional Facility is in northeastern Colorado, about 120 miles northeast of Denver, covers 100 acres of a 765-acre site, has an 80-acre interior perimeter, and opened in June 1999. Those facts explain why state-prison release-date questions are central to Logan County content.
Logan County Jail Date Limits
County jail release timing is more immediate than CDOC time computation, but it is also less likely to appear in a public online field. The Logan County detention page confirms the local jail, bond-payment process, out-of-county custody note, and contact route. It does not publish a jail-sentence good-time policy, weekend release rule, daily release time, or public formula for county-sentence release dates. Because the research did not find those facts, this page should not invent them.
For a pretrial detainee, the date may be controlled by bond, a personal recognizance order, a judge's order, a warrant hold, another agency hold, or case movement. For a short county jail sentence, the date may depend on sentence credit, time served, local policy, or transport. For a person moved out of Logan County custody, the local jail release date may be the transfer date rather than the date the person returned to the community.
The best question for the jail is narrow: ask whether the person is currently in Logan County custody and, if released, ask which record process can provide release date, release type, and destination. The best question for the court is different: ask what order, bond, disposition, sentence, or warrant event controlled release. When the answers conflict, the custodian that owns the specific record should be asked to confirm it.
For written proof, use sheriff records rather than a public feed. For court context, use the Logan County court page, docket search, court records search, or Register of Action source. For future release alerts, use Colorado VINE if the person appears in the feed. These channels are slower than a simple release-date calculator, but they match the actual Logan County records structure.
Verify Logan Date Changes
A release date should be verified again when a new event appears. A bond change can move a jail release quickly. A warrant, hold, or transport issue can stop a release that looked likely. A parole hearing can be rescheduled. CDOC earned time can be granted, withheld, or recalculated. A court order can change sentence credit or conditions. These are not rare edge cases; they are normal reasons a projected date differs from actual release.
Keep the date label with the source. If CDOC shows estimated mandatory release, call it that. If the court shows a bond order, call it a court order. If the sheriff confirms actual release from the jail, call it a jail release record. If VINE sends a notification, call it a status alert. Clear labels prevent a projected date from being mistaken for final discharge.
For Logan County, this labeling is especially important because one local search can involve the county jail, Sterling Correctional Facility, probation, courts, or federal and immigration transfers. The right date is the one confirmed by the source that controls that custody path.
Do not merge parole eligibility, next parole hearing, estimated mandatory release, actual jail release, and supervision discharge into one date. Each one answers a separate question. A person may pass a parole eligibility date and stay in custody, leave prison and remain on parole, or leave the county jail while a court case remains pending. The source label keeps those outcomes clear.
When the label is unclear, confirm the term with the agency before treating it as a release date.
That final check prevents stale public data from controlling the answer.
Confirm Logan County Release Dates
Use the source that owns the date. The jail owns local custody timing. The court owns bond, sentence, disposition, and warrant events. CDOC owns state-prison time computation and prison/parole status. VINE can send a custody-change alert, but it is not a certified release document. For a full person search across those systems, use the home page's Logan County released inmates path.
Federal or immigration matters should be handled separately. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and may show release information. ICE's locator is primarily current custody and matters when an ICE detention or transfer fact exists. Neither source should be used to replace a county jail or CDOC release-date check.
CDOC Release Date Source
For state prison release dates, start with the Colorado Department of Corrections Offender Search.
The screenshot fits state-prison release-date research, especially for Sterling Correctional Facility and parole-related Logan County searches.