Egeler RGC Release Outcomes
Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center is a Michigan Department of Corrections institution at 3855 Cooper Street. Its prisoners are under state authority. Leaving the assigned institution does not always mean release from prison. OTIS may instead show a new assigned institution, which is a transfer inside MDOC. A county release list will not document that movement or a later state-prison gate event.
Parole means physical release from prison with supervision still in force. Final discharge means the relevant MDOC sentence and supervision term have ended. A person may also remain confined until the maximum discharge date. Read the status and dates as a group. The parole date answers when the prison release occurred; the later supervision discharge date answers when state supervision ended.
| OTIS result | Meaning for Egeler RGC |
|---|---|
| Prisoner plus Egeler RGC | Current state confinement at this institution |
| Prisoner plus another institution | Transfer within MDOC, not community release |
| Parolee and Date Paroled | Physical prison release with supervision continuing |
| Discharged | MDOC supervision has ended, within OTIS display limits |
Confirm Egeler RGC Release Status
Begin at the official MDOC OTIS gateway. Search by last name and use the six-digit MDOC number when known. A broad name match is not enough. Compare date of birth, aliases, physical description, photograph when available, marks or tattoos, sentencing county, offense, and sentence.
- Open the matching OTIS record and verify the person’s identifiers.
- Read Current Status and Assigned Location together before interpreting a departure.
- Check Date Paroled, Supervision Begin Date, and Supervision Discharge Date when shown.
- Read each sentence’s Earliest Release Date and Maximum Discharge Date.
- Request a specific MDOC release or discharge record if formal proof or older history is needed.
OTIS retains people now under MDOC supervision and discharged records for three years after supervision discharge. A no-result can therefore reflect age of record, lawful removal, or search mismatch. It does not prove that the person was never held at Egeler RGC. The direct OTIS search application supplies the public fields, not a certified certificate.
Egeler RGC Release Dates
Michigan uses the field names Earliest Release Date and Maximum Discharge Date. The earliest date is not an appointment for release. It is the point when the Parole Board may have jurisdiction under the sentence, subject to the law and a release decision. A person can remain in prison after that date. The maximum date is the outer sentence marker, though sentence changes and legal events can affect the displayed record.
A favorable Parole Board decision also precedes the gate event. MDOC says a minimum of 28 days is required between a positive decision and physical release so placement, conditions, notices, and other processing can occur. A favorable result should not be restated as same-day parole. Date Paroled is the field that confirms the later physical move to supervision.
- Earliest Release Date
- The earliest parole-jurisdiction marker for the sentence, not promised release.
- Date Paroled
- The date the prisoner physically left prison under parole supervision.
- Maximum Discharge Date
- The outer sentence date shown for the relevant sentence.
- Supervision Discharge Date
- The endpoint of community supervision when the record supplies it.
Note: Michigan does not apply a broad 85 percent shortcut; the sentence, offense date, and governing rules control.
Egeler RGC Records Contact
The official Egeler RGC facility page confirms the institution and address. Public status belongs in OTIS. Requests for an existing formal release record go through MDOC, not the Jackson County Sheriff merely because the facility is located in Jackson.
Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC)
3855 Cooper Street
Jackson, MI 49201
Operator: Michigan Department of Corrections
Use the official facility page for current contact routing
MDOC FOIA Coordinator
P.O. Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909
MDOC-FOIA@michigan.gov
517-335-4194
Identify the MDOC number and ask for the precise existing item, such as the date and reason of discharge, parole order and date, nonexempt Basic Information Sheet, release-processing record, judgment maintained by MDOC, discharge certificate, or offender photograph. MDOC distinguishes current prisoner records from past-prisoner records. Its retention contact handles some questions up to six years post-release, while older material may require another state records route.
Egeler RGC Record Boundaries
OTIS is broader than a prison roster but narrower than a full corrections file. It covers state prisoners, parolees, probationers, and recently discharged people. It excludes county-jail-only sentences and city lockups. A person who served only at Wesley or Chanter Road should be checked through sheriff and court records, not forced into the state search.
MDOC describes a PENPACK that may include a Basic Information Sheet, Parole Eligibility Report, photograph, fingerprints, judgment, and discharge certificate. Access restrictions and exemptions apply, and the complete package is not promised to a general requester. Ask for the nonexempt record needed. For formal proof, the discharge certificate or specific parole document is more precise than a screenshot of an informational public index.
The Jackson County release search separates county-jail, state-prison, court, and federal routes. Egeler RGC follows the state-prison branch. The custody authority controls even though several prisons and both county jail buildings share the same city.
After Egeler RGC Parole
After parole, OTIS can show an assigned supervising location. Jackson County falls within MDOC Region 9, but placement can depend on the approved release plan rather than the prison’s county. Use the assigned office displayed in the individual record and confirm it through the live MDOC directory. Do not assume the Jackson parole office solely because Egeler RGC was the releasing prison.
Parole continues MDOC jurisdiction. Conditions and the parole term are set through the state process, and a violation can lead to proceedings and return to custody. Successful completion ends in supervision discharge. The Date Paroled and Supervision Discharge Date therefore mark different events. One is the prison release; the other is the end of state control.
A move to another MDOC facility has no parole term because it is still incarceration. That simple distinction prevents a common Jackson County error: treating any person who leaves a local prison building as a released county inmate.
Egeler RGC Intake Transfers
Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center has a role unlike a conventional long-term prison. MDOC receives and classifies male prisoners newly committed to the department there. The state says reception processing generally takes about 45 days before transfer to a permanent institution. A person who disappears from an RGC assignment is therefore especially likely to have completed intake and moved within MDOC.
Classification movement is not community release. Search OTIS and read Assigned Location with Current Status. “Prisoner” plus a new institution confirms continuing state confinement. Do not use the Jackson County jail roster, and do not treat the short stay at reception as a jail sentence. RGC begins the MDOC institutional path after court commitment.
The MDOC reception-center explanation is the key context for interpreting a changed assignment.
Actual Egeler RGC Releases
An actual parole or discharge from RGC still follows the state framework. Parolee with Date Paroled means the person physically left prison but remains supervised. Discharged means MDOC jurisdiction ended. A favorable Board decision can precede release processing and should not be read as proof of an immediate gate exit.
For formal confirmation, ask MDOC for the date and reason of discharge, parole order, or release-processing record. If the question is simply where the person went after reception, OTIS Assigned Location is usually the right public answer. If the assignment changed to Cooper Street, Cotton, Parnall, or another institution, follow that facility record rather than opening a county release request.
Note: At RGC, routine classification transfer is the first explanation to test when an institutional assignment changes.
Egeler RGC Record Routing
The official RGC page confirms the reception center at 3855 Cooper Street. It is the facility contact source. OTIS handles public status, while MDOC records and FOIA handle formal documents. These channels should remain separate from the Jackson County Sheriff’s jail records.
A county court judgment can show the commitment that sent the person into MDOC. After that point, state intake and assignment records control. The case record explains legal authority; OTIS explains current state placement and later parole or discharge.