Find Wagner Release Records

Wagner Facility Release Path

Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility is operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Despite the word “Youth” in its institutional name, it is not the Burlington County Juvenile Detention Center and not a county jail. Burlington County does not calculate its state sentences, maintain its offender histories, or certify its discharges. NJDOC is the relevant custodian.

A person can leave Wagner by transferring to another NJDOC institution, moving to a community residential placement while remaining in legal custody, departing NJDOC to parole or mandatory supervision, completing a state custody term, or being delivered to another authority. A facility change is not release. The NJDOC incarceration history and Date Out-of-Custody provide the central state record, while the State Parole Board and receiving agency explain what followed.

Confirm Wagner Facility Releases

The NJDOC Offender Search is the correct public starting point. An SBI number is the best identifier because names and aliases can repeat. If no SBI number is known, use the name and available descriptors, then compare every candidate carefully. Burlington as “County of Commitment” identifies the sentencing venue, not necessarily the current prison.

1. Open the NJDOC search and accept its conditions.
2. Search by SBI number when possible. Otherwise enter the surname and given name, then use aliases and biographical details to narrow the results.
3. Open the matching detail and inspect Current Facility, Incarceration History, Date In-Custody, and Date Out-of-Custody.
4. Compare the commitment or case number with the New Jersey court case.
5. If release was to parole or mandatory supervision, use New Jersey State Parole Board material and District Office 6 for routing.
6. Request the state record through OPRA Central if an official or fuller release entry is needed.

A current facility means the person remains in NJDOC custody at the listed institution. A historical Date Out-of-Custody shows that a state custody interval ended. It does not guarantee that all legal control ended. The Burlington County released-person search shows where county, state, federal, and immigration records divide.

Note: Use the SBI number and case identifiers to reduce the risk of a same-name match.

Wagner Release Date Fields

NJDOC publishes three date concepts that must not be collapsed. Date Out-of-Custody is the historical field for a completed departure from an NJDOC custody period. Current Max Release Date is a calculated maximum date. NJDOC explains that earned days are subtracted and days tied to negative institutional conduct are added, so the date can change at the end of a month. Current Parole Eligibility Date concerns expected parole eligibility under State Parole Board calculations.

Parole eligibility can lead to an initial hearing and, when appropriate, a two-member panel. A denial produces a Future Eligibility Term. Even a grant is not the same as physical release because new information can lead to rescission proceedings. Use the completed out-of-custody field and the Board’s decision or supervision record for the event that actually occurred.

Wagner Release Record Requests

Use New Jersey OPRA Central for Wagner custody and discharge records, selecting the Department of Corrections as the agency. Do not send the request to Burlington County simply because Wagner is in Bordentown or because a conviction originated in Burlington County. The state agency owns the prison record.

Identify the full name, SBI number, relevant custody interval, commitment or case number, and the exact record sought. Useful descriptions include the incarceration history, release or discharge entry, movement record, or releasable state offender photograph. Ask for redaction of exempt parts rather than a blanket denial when a record contains both accessible and protected material.

The NJDOC search help defines the public fields and should be used when a label is unclear. Court judgments and orders come from the Judiciary, not NJDOC. A certified or complete state custody record may require the formal records process even when a public search result is available.

Wagner Releases to Parole

Leaving Wagner for parole means release from prison into legal supervision. It is not an unconditional discharge. The New Jersey State Parole Board supervises state parole and certain mandatory-supervision terms. District Office 6 covers Burlington, Hunterdon, and Mercer counties, though the supervising office relates to residence and assignment rather than the prison’s location alone.

Parole

Release from imprisonment into State Parole Board supervision under stated conditions.

Eligibility

The point when parole consideration may occur, not a promise of release.

Discharge

The end of the relevant custody or supervision obligation, as shown by the proper agency.

Rescission

Board review that can withdraw a grant before physical release when new adverse information arises.

Revocation

A process that can return a person to custody after a serious or persistent alleged violation.

The public parole eligibility notice is not a complete list of everyone on parole. To verify a specific state release, begin with NJDOC custody history, then contact the Board with the SBI number and case information. Disclosure can be limited. A person on parole should use assigned reporting documents and the supervising officer for personal instructions.

Wagner Release Documents

NJDOC’s Fair Release and Reentry information describes a portfolio provided when a person actually leaves state custody. It can include final discharge paperwork, a temporary release photo ID, identity documents when available, a final trust-account statement, a medical summary, and notice of active warrants or detainers where applicable. These items help the released person understand and document the transition.

Most portfolio contents are not general public search fields. Family members or other helpers should work with the released person and authorized service channels rather than assume that private identity, financial, or medical records can be obtained through a public lookup. For a public custody finding, the NJDOC offender history remains the primary route. For the legal sentence, use the court judgment.

Wagner Release System Fork

Burlington County contains county Corrections facilities, multiple NJDOC prisons, FCI Fort Dix, and possible ICE or other federal custody. Wagner belongs only to the NJDOC branch. Its physical place in Burlington County does not give county officials authority over the state record.

If NJDOC records a transfer to another institution, keep using the state system. If the record shows an out-of-custody date and parole follows, continue with the Parole Board. A warrant or transfer to another sovereign requires that receiving agency’s locator. Geography cannot substitute for custody history.

Note: Wagner is a state institution, so county jail release records cannot certify its discharge.

Historic Prison Is Not Wagner

The Burlington County Prison at 128 High Street closed in 1965 and is now a museum. It is not Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility. A historic county-prison result cannot answer a modern NJDOC custody or release question.

Current Wagner records belong with NJDOC, while parole information belongs with the State Parole Board. The Burlington County Prison Museum serves history and genealogy. Match the institution name, operator, and custody period before relying on a search result.

Wagner Release Court Check

The New Jersey court record adds the sentence and legal case context that the NJDOC search cannot replace. Match the commitment or case number, county, judgment, sentence date, mandatory minimum, and jail-credit information. Do not calculate a firm door date by adding the term to the sentence date. Consecutive or concurrent cases, earned or lost credits, amended judgments, parole decisions, and detainers can change the practical outcome.

A judgment that arose in Burlington County does not turn Wagner into a county facility. “County of Commitment: Burlington” identifies the sentencing venue. NJDOC still owns the incarceration history and state release entry. Use the Judiciary for filed judgments or orders, NJDOC for custody calculation and movement, and the State Parole Board for parole action.

The No Early Release Act requires an 85 percent parole-ineligibility term for specified first- and second-degree crimes. It does not apply to every New Jersey sentence and should never be used as a universal release formula. Likewise, the Board’s general one-third eligibility principle does not override a specific minimum term. Eligibility starts a decision process. It does not confirm release.

When the court and NJDOC dates appear to conflict, obtain the actual judgment, credit information, and state custody history. Then ask whether another sentence, warrant, detainer, or correction affects the date. Date Out-of-Custody remains the strongest public historical NJDOC field for an accomplished departure. The receiving authority or parole record is still needed when legal control continued elsewhere.