Check Sheridan Release Records

Sheridan Release Destinations

A person leaving Sheridan Correctional Center commonly moves from physical prison custody to parole or mandatory supervised release, known as MSR. Both forms place a person in the community under state supervision. They are not the same as final discharge. The Illinois Department of Corrections remains the central source while the sentence and supervision are active.

Read the IDOC profile as a set of connected facts. A status of PAROLE together with a Parole Date supports a prison exit into supervision. The Projected Discharge Date points to a later expected end of the sentence or supervision. It is not the prison gate date. Holds, sentence calculations, credit changes, or review activity can affect timing. A transfer to another prison also is not community release.

Confirm a Sheridan Release

Open the official IDOC Individual in Custody Search. Search by last name, IDOC number, or birth date. Match the full identity before reading the status, current location, custody date, admission date, sentence details, Parole Date, and Projected Discharge Date. A current or supervised subject may remain visible after leaving the prison.

1. Search the statewide IDOC system, not the county jail roster.
2. Match the IDOC number or other identifying details.
3. Read status and location with the Parole Date.
4. Keep Projected Discharge Date separate from prison exit.
5. Use PRB records when a hearing or release condition matters.
6. Request an archived IDOC record after the profile disappears.

The operational screen demonstrates the statewide fields used for this lookup.

The LaSalle County released-inmate guide gives the separate county, state, federal, immigration, court, and notification paths when the original authority is uncertain.

Sheridan Archived Release Records

IDOC says a public profile may be removed after the person completes the sentence. That disappearance is not evidence that no state-prison record exists. Use the Record Search instructions described in the IDOC FAQ or submit an IDOC FOIA request for admission, transfer, release, parole, MSR, and discharge facts that the agency maintains and may lawfully disclose.

IDOC FOIA accepts requests at DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov, by fax at 217-558-5612, and through the department's published channels. The department's central address is 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277; its main telephone is 217-558-2200. Describe the individual, IDOC number if known, Sheridan connection, date range, and exact record sought. Ask for electronic copies where practical.

For a PRB decision, revocation order, or final-discharge order, use PRB records rather than asking Sheridan to recreate a board document. PRB FOIA is available through PRB.FOIA@Illinois.gov, 1001 N Walnut Street, Springfield, IL 62702. The facility can route operational questions but is not a substitute for these statewide record custodians.

Sheridan Contact and Identity

Sheridan Correctional Center is an Illinois Department of Corrections medium-security adult male prison at 4017 E 2603 Road, Sheridan, IL 60551. The published telephone number is 815-496-2181. IDOC lists an operational capacity of 2,107 and describes a substance-use-treatment mission. Capacity is an operating measure, not a live population count.

Facility staff can route operational questions, but the statewide agency owns the release and discharge record. Give the IDOC number when known, since it is more precise than a name alone and helps separate people with similar names.

The official Sheridan facility page shows its identity and contact information.

Sheridan Parole and Discharge Trail

Parole and MSR describe release into supervision; discharge means the sentence and supervision have ended. For most modern determinate sentences, release into MSR follows the sentence-credit rules rather than an ordinary discretionary parole vote. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board sets conditions and handles specified hearing matters, but an agenda entry alone does not prove that a person left Sheridan.

When a PRB matter does apply, trace it in order. Start with the monthly facility calendar or En Banc agenda, then consult approved minutes or the relevant decision or order. Minutes may show a motion, vote, grant or denial, set length, and rationale. They are posted after approval, so there can be a lag. A grant is not proof of physical release until IDOC records the event and other holds are resolved.

Revocation follows another track. Published schedules show planned proceedings, while results may return a person to release, resume release after a no-violation finding, or revoke release and return the sentence to IDOC for recalculation. Do not label a continued or deferred matter as denied.

Sheridan Pre-Release Coordination

IDOC's FY2025 annual report describes a structured process for Sheridan participants in contractual treatment. Monthly multidisciplinary pre-release staffing brings program staff together, and 30-day discharge staffing includes parole agents. That coordination supports a planned move from prison to community supervision. It is not itself a public release certificate and should not replace the IDOC status record.

The same report documents help obtaining Social Security cards, birth certificates, state identification, and processing Social Security applications. It also notes TASC release referrals. These practical services can help a person leave custody with documents and a support connection. They do not apply as proof that a LaSalle County jail detainee was released, because they belong to Sheridan's state-prison program.

Sheridan's Unusual Facility History

Sheridan's official history begins as a juvenile facility built in 1941. It converted to adult use on August 13, 1973, closed on August 15, 2002, and reopened on January 2, 2004. Those dated changes help explain why older records may use different institutional context. They also make Sheridan distinct from the LaSalle County Jail, which the county inspection says was constructed in 2002.

Do not flatten the two facilities into one local-custody system. Sheridan records run through IDOC and, where applicable, PRB. County jail events run through the sheriff's iSOMS portal, the court docket, and jail FOIA. A facility name on the source document is often the quickest way to choose correctly.

Sheridan Release Photos

Current and supervised IDOC public profiles may show front and side images. Such an image identifies the state subject; it is not necessarily a LaSalle County jail booking photograph. IDOC's media guidance says photographs of former individuals are confidential, so a fully discharged person's old state image should not be promised through FOIA.

For release proof, put the dated status and record ahead of the photograph. A profile image does not say whether a Parole Date has passed, whether supervision remains open, or whether final discharge occurred. Conversely, a missing image or vanished public profile may reflect archive policy after sentence completion rather than the absence of a prison history.