Search Mark W. Stiles Releases

Mark W. Stiles Release Paths

Mark W. Stiles Unit, code ST, is a TDCJ prison for men. Its official profile lists custody levels G1 through G5, security detention, and safekeeping. Those classifications describe confinement needs. They do not predict a release date. When someone leaves Stiles, TDCJ may transfer him to another unit, release him on parole or mandatory supervision, or record a discharge when the state obligation ends.

The statewide record follows those events. Jefferson County criminal or jail records can explain a separate county case, but they cannot establish the end of a TDCJ sentence. Start with the custodian, unit code, and TDCJ identifier. Then state the conclusion narrowly: left Stiles, left TDCJ confinement, entered supervision, or discharged.

Confirm a Stiles Unit Release

Search the official TDCJ offender system by TDCJ number or SID when possible. If neither is known, use full name with sex, race, and approximate age. Open the detail. Match the county, court, offense, sentence, and identifier before relying on location or dates.

1. Confirm that the record belongs to the correct person.
2. Check the current unit and status, not just a result row.
3. Read projected, eligibility, maximum, and scheduled dates by label.
4. Use IVSS if state custody or supervision continues.
5. Request incarceration history for a completed departure that the live page does not fully explain.

A new TDCJ unit means transfer. A projected date is an estimate. A scheduled date and location indicate advanced planning but may change. Parole or mandatory supervision means release from confinement with supervision remaining. Discharge generally means the TDCJ-administered sentence obligation has ended.

Stiles Unit Date Records

Parole Eligibility Date is the point at which consideration may become possible under the law governing the case. It is not a release promise. Projected Release Date is a calculation by Classification and Records. Maximum Sentence Date is the calculated endpoint. Scheduled Release Date and Scheduled Release Location, when posted, are operational fields closer to the planned event.

Dates change for case-specific reasons, including good-time changes, parole or mandatory-supervision review, court orders, holds, detainers, and sentence recalculation. Texas does not apply one universal release percentage to every sentence. Government Code Chapters 498 and 508 contain rules, eligibility limits, and exclusions that must be read for the actual case.

Stiles Unit Records Contact

The unit is the contact for facility-level routing. Statewide history belongs with TDCJ offender information and Classification and Records. Use exact identifiers, specify the dates at issue, and ask for an existing history or release record rather than asking the agency to create an account.

TDCJ’s email information instructions direct requests to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Include the full name and seven-digit TDCJ number. Without the number, include exact birth date or approximate age and county of conviction. Ask for prior incarceration history, actual release or discharge date, and event type. The service is described as free, though photographs are not supplied through that email channel.

Stiles Custody Levels Explained

The official Stiles profile’s G1 through G5 range, security detention, and safekeeping make it different from a short-term county jail. A custody level concerns placement and security within TDCJ. It should not be translated into an offense, sentence, or release outcome. Nor should a move from one custody level be described as release.

Safekeeping is a protective custody classification within the prison system. Security detention is also a status within confinement. Neither term shows that a person has entered community supervision. Use the TDCJ status and movement history for that question. When a public result is unclear, ask for the event record instead of interpreting internal placement terms beyond what the official source establishes.

A person may also have several cases or holds. Completion of one sentence component does not guarantee release when another lawful basis for custody remains. TDCJ’s state record, a court judgment, and the receiving agency record may need to be reconciled.

Stiles Release Status Evidence

Use two sources that answer different parts of the event. TDCJ history shows state custody and movement. A court judgment explains the sentence. BPP records can explain parole action. The Parole Division verifies supervision, while IVSS provides status and alerts. No single projected date answers all those questions.

If the result states parole, the person has left institutional confinement under state supervision. If it states mandatory supervision, a remaining sentence component is served under that legal structure. If it states discharge, avoid asserting current parole without separate evidence. If another facility is listed, report a transfer rather than a release.

The Jefferson County released inmate search guide separates TDCJ records from county and federal records. That distinction is critical in Beaumont, where three levels of government operate facilities near one another. Use the TDCJ chain for Stiles unless the state record names a receiving custodian.

Beaumont Three-System Release Map

Stiles is co-located with Larry Gist State Jail and Richard P. LeBlanc Unit along FM 3514. Gist is a state jail. LeBlanc has a pre-release role. Stiles is a prison with several custody levels. Similar geography does not make their functions or individual movement records interchangeable.

Elsewhere in Jefferson County, JCSO runs the county correctional facility and BOP runs FCC Beaumont. A name associated with Beaumont can therefore belong to county, state, or federal custody. Match the agency number first. County booking numbers lead to JCSO, TDCJ and SID numbers to the state, and BOP register numbers to the federal locator.

A same-name result in the wrong system may still be a real record for a different person. Compare age, court, offense, custody dates, and identifiers. If facts conflict, treat the match as unconfirmed. Never use a photograph alone to combine separate histories.

After a Stiles Unit Release

When state supervision follows, TDCJ Parole Division is the correct agency. Office assignment often follows the approved residence, not the prison’s county. The Region I directory provides current district office contacts. Jefferson County Community Supervision and Corrections Department handles probation ordered by a court and cannot substitute for parole verification.

TDCJ IVSS covers prison custody, parole, and mandatory supervision. It is distinct from Texas IVSS-Counties, which covers county notifications after the state’s 2025 VINE migration. A Stiles release belongs in the TDCJ lane. An alert is evidence of a status notice, not a certified release sheet.

For a formal historical answer, preserve the TDCJ number and ask for incarceration history. State the event and date range. This is more reliable than assuming a past projected date occurred, relying on a cached page, or reading an old unit assignment as current.

Resolve Stiles Record Conflicts

First compare timestamps. A scheduled date saved before a hold was entered may differ from later status. An IVSS notice can precede another portal update. A court docket may describe authority without listing the physical exit time. Each source should be used only for the event it administers.

If TDCJ shows release while a county roster shows custody, check whether the county booking is newer. That can represent a later, separate arrest. If the county case predates the state admission, it may instead describe the originating prosecution. Build the chronology rather than choosing one database as universally superior.

Ask precise questions when the chronology remains uncertain: Was the person transferred from Stiles? On what date did TDCJ confinement end? Was the event parole, mandatory supervision, or discharge? Did another agency receive custody? Those questions preserve the difference between leaving a building and ending a legal custody segment.