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Releases from Smith State Prison

Smith State Prison is a close-security GDC institution for adult male felons in Glennville. Leaving Smith does not always mean a final discharge. The person may transfer within GDC, receive parole, complete a sentence, or move through another approved placement. GDC Find an Offender is the first source for status, facility history, offense and sentence details, and a release date when published.

Parole is conditional release before the sentence fully ends. A discharge ends the applicable custody or supervision term. If the person left on parole, the Georgia Parolee Search may show the active parole record, while the Department of Community Supervision handles field supervision. DCS's Claxton office serves Tattnall County. County jail pages do not certify these state-prison events.

How to Confirm a Release from Smith State Prison

Begin with the official GDC Find an Offender form. Search fields can include GDC ID, case number, name, age, sex, and race. Strong identifiers matter because names can repeat.

1. Read and accept the GDC disclaimer.
2. Search by GDC ID when available, or combine the full name with other identifiers.
3. Open the matching record and compare the photograph, case, offense, and sentence facts.
4. Read the current status, facility, and release-date fields.
5. If parole is expected, check the Parolee Search for a released person or TPM lookup for a person still awaiting parole action.
6. Use DCS for supervision routing and GDC records for disputed or incomplete data.

A Tentative Parole Month is not a guaranteed exit date. It marks projected Board timing and may change. The broader Tattnall County release search explains why local jail, state prison, and federal records must not be mixed.

Smith State Prison Records and Contact

Facility staff can route operational questions, but GDC offender records are the proper source for formal state custody history. GDC's search disclaimer directs verification correspondence to Inmate Records and Information.

For a written verification, use Inmate Records and Information, P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. GDC also lists 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 as its central mailing address and 404-656-4661 for inmate questions. State records are distinct from any Tattnall Sheriff booking file.

About Smith State Prison

The official Smith State Prison profile supplies the details shown below.

The profile confirms that Smith is a close-security state prison, not a county jail.

GDC reports that Smith opened in 1993, has a capacity of 1,526. Its mission includes close-security general population housing, housing for offenders whose behavioral needs cannot be addressed at other institutions, plus a Correctional Industries plant and warehouse. Smith also hosts Long Unit, Women’s Probation Detention Center, and Smith Transitional Center.

Those facts distinguish Smith from the medium-security Rogers State Prison and from the county jail. They do not predict an individual's release. Sentence computation, Board action, holds, conduct, and program conditions may all affect timing.

Smith Parole Release Status

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles makes parole decisions. The TPM lookup is for a person still in prison and shows tentative timing, not a final order. Once parole begins, the Parolee Search becomes the more useful public route. DCS then provides field supervision. Conditions may govern residence, reporting, travel, and other conduct, but an individual order controls.

A missing parole result does not prove that no release occurred. The person may have discharged the sentence, transferred, left under a different legal status, or have data that needs direct verification. Compare the GDC record first, then ask the correct agency for the underlying record.

Smith Prison History and Release

Tattnall County has two active state prisons, which makes local search wording easy to misread. Smith is one of the two active state prisons. Georgia State Prison, tied to Reidsville in older records, closed in 2022. A historical record naming Georgia State Prison should not be assumed to mean Smith, even when both share the same county and city context.

Keeping the institution name and custody type exact is the soundest way to confirm a Smith release.

Smith Offender Record Search

Search GDC by GDC ID or case number when possible. A name search can be narrowed by age, sex, race, and other identifiers. Open the matching record and compare its photograph, offense, sentence, facility history, status, and release fields. Smith is close security, so the Tattnall jail inquiry is not its custody book.

When the online entry is incomplete, write GDC Inmate Records and Information at P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. State the GDC ID, full name, date of birth if known, Smith State Prison, county of conviction, and the exact public record requested. A county open-records request cannot certify Smith's GDC release.

Smith Transfer and Release Paths

Leaving Smith may mean transfer to another GDC institution, transitional placement, parole, sentence completion, or discharge. Facility history separates transfer from release. If the person moves through Smith Transitional Center, continue to use GDC, parole, and DCS records. The center is in Claxton and Smith State Prison is its host.

TPM is tentative parole timing for someone still in prison. Parolee Search is the released-person path when parole begins. DCS handles field supervision. A person who completes the sentence without parole may instead show release or discharge in GDC records.

Smith Institution Details

GDC reports that Smith opened in 1993 with capacity for 1,526. It houses adult male felons at close security and serves people with behavioral problems not addressed at other institutions. It also operates a Correctional Industries plant and warehouse.

Smith hosts Long Unit, Women's Probation Detention Center, and Smith Transitional Center. Those linked names make facility history essential. Confirm which unit or placement appears in the person's GDC record before attributing a release to the main prison.

Smith Release Timeline Check

Build the timeline with the GDC ID, conviction case, sentence, and facility history. Record each field by its actual label. A max possible release date is not the same as a TPM. TPM is tentative Board timing. Neither should be stated as an actual exit until the custody record confirms that Smith or another GDC facility released the person.

Smith's hosted units make facility history especially important. A move to Long Unit, the Women's Probation Detention Center, Smith Transitional Center, or another institution can change the displayed location without ending state custody. Compare the date of movement with parole or discharge data.

After parole, use the Board's Parolee Search and DCS for field supervision. After sentence completion, seek the GDC release or discharge entry. If a new Tattnall County arrest occurs, it creates a separate Sheriff record. Keep the later local booking distinct from the earlier Smith sentence.

Smith Date Changes

Georgia parole eligibility depends on the sentence and statutory rules. Many parole-eligible felony sentences follow a general one-third or nine-month framework, while serious violent and other exceptions differ, including a 90-percent rule where applicable. Conduct, program completion, holds, and Board review can also affect timing.

Those rules explain why a projected field can change. They do not allow a public user to calculate the date without the full official sentence and custody record. Confirm the current value through GDC and the Board.