Richmond Correctional Institution Release Paths
Richmond Correctional Institution is a North Carolina Department of Adult Correction state prison in Hoffman. It holds male prisoners in medium and minimum custody. Its release records belong to NCDAC, not the Richmond County Sheriff. When a state prison term ends, the public history may show a release or discharge event and a change in offender status. Some people leave prison for post-release supervision, which is a state-supervised period in the community after imprisonment. Others may later become inactive after custody and supervision are complete.
A movement to another NCDAC institution remains active custody. It should be described as a transfer, even though the person left the Hoffman facility. The new prison location and movement entry are the key records. A projected release date is also not proof of release. It is NCDAC’s current calculation and may change. Confirm the completed event through the actual movement or release history instead of assuming the projection occurred.
Search Richmond Correctional Institution Releases
The official NCDAC Offender Public Information search includes current and historical state correctional information dating back to 1972, according to the agency. It does not contain county-jail information. Begin with the offender number when known because that number is more precise than a name. Otherwise use the last and first name, then narrow with a middle name, birth date or range, age, or other available search fields.
Follow the status and detail panels in sequence:
- Leave status at “All” for the first search. Enter the seven-digit offender number if known, or search by name with only enough detail to identify a likely match.
- Compare the displayed name, birth or age information, offender number, and conviction data. Do not rely on a same-name result alone.
- Open the detail and read status, location or supervision, sentence, commitment, and movement or release panels together.
- Repeat with “Inactive” if state custody and supervision appear complete. Read the history because inactive does not always mean recently released.
- Use “Active Probationer/Parolee” when the person may have left prison for state supervision. Confirm whether the detail says probation, parole, or post-release supervision.
- Record the exact label, date, offender number, and date checked. Keep projected dates separate from completed release entries.
An “Active Inmate” result means the person remains in state prison custody. An active supervision result can support physical release from prison, but the supervision end date is different from the prison release date. The statewide search and Richmond County’s other official paths are compared on the Richmond County released-inmate lookup.
Note: Search alternate name forms when needed, but match the offender number and identity details before treating a result as the right person.
Read Richmond Correctional Institution Release Records
An NCDAC offender detail can contain identity descriptors, an offender number, current status, a photograph when supplied, present location or supervision assignment, sentence and conviction entries, admission data, projected or actual release-related dates, and movement history. Not every record has every field. Sentence era and record type affect what is displayed. Read the panels as a timeline rather than reducing the result to one top-line label.
| OPI item | How to interpret it |
|---|---|
| Active Inmate | State prison custody continues, whether at Richmond or another NCDAC institution. |
| Inactive | Historical state involvement; inspect release and movement entries for the actual event. |
| Active Probationer/Parolee | Community supervision may be active; read the detail for its exact type. |
| Projected release-related date | A changeable calculation, not confirmation that release occurred. |
| Movement or release entry | The historical event needed to distinguish transfer, prison release, and discharge. |
| Location or supervision assignment | Shows which part of the state system currently controls the record. |
Dates may refer to different stages. Admission, sentence commitment, transfer, projected release, physical release, supervision start, and supervision termination can all differ. Preserve each field’s label. If the public detail does not make the event plain, request clarification from NCDAC rather than silently choosing one date. Public OPI data commonly includes conviction information, sentence length, time served, admission dates, and release dates, while internal classification and much institutional material are restricted.
Richmond Correctional Institution Release Archive
NCDAC also operates a dedicated Inmate Release Search. Its form accepts a release county with a year and month as a set, or a last name or partial last name. It also offers “Release County Not Reported” and “Released To Other State(s).” This is a monthly state-inmate release archive. It is not a daily Richmond County Jail list and does not prove that the release took place from Richmond Correctional Institution merely because Richmond appears in a county field.
Use the returned offender detail to learn what “release county” means in that specific result. Do not convert it into county of conviction, prison location, or county-jail booking without support. The live year selector appeared limited or stale during research, so recheck the available years each time. A missing monthly result may reflect form scope, an unreported release county, the wrong month, a name difference, or a record outside the displayed range.
The general offender search is usually stronger for a known person because it connects status with sentence and movement history. The monthly archive is useful as a second state-level route. Neither tool replaces a formal NCDAC records request when the public panels omit the event or when a certified document is needed for a court or legal process.
Richmond Correctional Institution Release Contacts
The institution’s published contact identifies the place and switchboard, while NCDAC remains the custodian of state correctional history. When calling, distinguish a question about current facility operations from a request for an offender’s historical release record. Provide the offender number and the exact date or movement field in question when possible.
Richmond Correctional Institution1573 McDonald Church Road
Hoffman, NC 28347
Mailing: Box 169, Hoffman, NC 28347
Phone: 910-281-3161
The official capacity is 801. A 2024 NCDAC profile described approximately 400 people at that time, which is a point-in-time population and not the same as rated capacity.
Do not use the population estimate as a current count or a release total. No reliable facility release-volume figure was found. The published profile is facility context; a named person’s OPI detail remains the source for status and release history.
Richmond Correctional Institution Morrison Records
Richmond Correctional Institution was officially called Morrison Correctional Institution until October 4, 2021. Older judgments, prison movements, articles, and other correctional references may therefore use Morrison. Search both names when tracing a historical record. The name change itself did not show that a prisoner transferred, left custody, or started supervision.
The NCDAC renaming announcement is the matched source for this local distinction:
The announcement supports treating Morrison and Richmond as names from different periods of the same state-institution history, not as proof of a custody event.
This point also prevents person-matching errors. A source using Morrison may still describe the correct offender and institution context. Compare the offender number, dates, and movement entries. Do not reject the record because the facility name differs, and do not create a false transfer date from the renaming date.
Note: Facility names can change while custody continues, so match the state offender history before labeling any movement as release or transfer.
Richmond Correctional Institution Release Supervision
Release from prison and completion of the state correctional relationship are not always the same event. Post-release supervision is a statutory period after imprisonment under North Carolina Structured Sentencing. Parole is conditional release under parole-eligible sentence structures, mainly older cases. Probation is a court-imposed community sentence or supervision component. These terms should be taken from the public record, not guessed from the broad “Active Probationer/Parolee” search filter.
If a Richmond Correctional Institution release leads to supervision, compare the prison release entry with the OPI supervision status. The North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission handles Commission authority, while NCDAC Community Supervision administers field supervision. Public records may identify status and assignment, but detailed conditions, officer notes, and supervision files are confidential.
The Richmond County parole and probation record path explains how to separate the prison release date from supervision status and completion. An absconder listing, when present, signals alleged noncompliance and active state interest. It does not mean supervision ended.
Richmond Correctional Institution Release Requests
When public OPI fields do not resolve the question, ask NCDAC for the specific state record. Include the full name, aliases if relevant, offender number, date of birth if lawfully known, the Richmond or Morrison facility name, sentence or case data, and the release or movement date at issue. Ask for the actual release or discharge entry, releasing institution, event type, and supervision status that is public. A narrow request helps separate institutional history from confidential case-management material.
NCDAC uses electronic production by default and publishes no fixed turnaround for all requests. Lawful costs depend on the request. Do not state a preset fee or promise a delivery date. Ask for an estimate if cost may apply, and ask the agency to cite the basis for any withheld or redacted item.
For conflicts, favor the matched NCDAC offender detail and actual movement or release entry over a projected date. A court judgment can explain sentence authority but may not show the day state processing ended. Richmond County Jail records cover only an earlier county booking or handoff, if one occurred. Federal and immigration custody require their own locators. One source cannot prove every stage.
The result should use exact event words. “Released to supervision” means the person left prison while state oversight continued. “Transferred” means incarceration continued elsewhere. “Discharged” may mark completion of the relevant state status. “Inactive” is a broad historical status and needs the dated detail beneath it.