Find Northeast Correctional Complex Releases

Northeast Complex Release Paths

Northeast Correctional Complex, often shortened to NECX, is a Tennessee Department of Correction state prison. A person can leave its Mountain City main compound in several ways. TDOC may move the person to another state institution, approve parole to the community after all prerelease steps are complete, begin another type of community supervision, carry out a court-ordered release, or record sentence expiration and discharge. Medical movement or transfer to another authority is also different from release to the community.

The destination controls the next record. A TDOC transfer remains state custody even if FOIL no longer lists NECX as the location. Parole means conditional community release before the sentence ends, under rules and TDOC supervision. Discharge generally means the responsible sentence or supervision term has ended, but the exact FOIL label must be read in its full sentence context. The Johnson County Jail does not maintain the prison’s discharge history.

Confirm a Northeast Complex Release

The TDOC Felony Offender Information Lookup, called FOIL, is the main public route for a person who is currently or was formerly in Tennessee felony custody or supervision. It does not cover every county-only booking. Search by the most precise identifier available, then make sure the details belong to the right person.

1. Choose a name search, TDOC ID search, or State ID search. A name search accepts last and first name, an optional race choice, and an aliases control.
2. Complete the required CAPTCHA, open the matching record, and compare identifying details. Similar names can produce the wrong file.
3. Read custody status, location, sentence, offense, hearing, and release information as one record. Do not rewrite “inactive” as a specific release reason unless the detail provides it.
4. If parole is involved, check whether TDOC has recorded actual community supervision. A Board grant alone does not prove the person left the institution.
5. For a durable answer, ask TDOC for the existing sentence, movement, or discharge record and quote any displayed date by its exact label.

The official FOIL overview says the system covers current and former felony offenders and may show a photo, location, status, sentence, parole-hearing, and release information. Some results may not contain each field. CAPTCHA restrictions also mean a public detail should be inspected manually rather than inferred from an overview.

For the full distinction between Johnson County jail records and TDOC records, use the Johnson County released inmate search. It explains when court records, VINE, BOP, or ICE become the right fallback.

Northeast Complex Release Fields

FOIL terms answer different questions. A status describes the person’s relationship to TDOC, while a date may describe parole eligibility, sentence expiration, or another calculated event. The Tennessee Board of Parole calls the first parole-consideration threshold the Release Eligibility Date, or RED. It is not a promised release day.

TDOC’s public description uses “may include” for sentence and release information. If a needed result lacks a clear label, contact TDOC rather than calculating an answer from a single date.

Note: Record the access date when saving a FOIL result because location, credits, hearings, and supervision can change.

Northeast Complex Parole Release

The Tennessee Board of Parole decides whether to grant parole. TDOC handles custody, release planning, and supervision. This separation explains why a hearing result cannot stand alone as evidence that someone crossed the prison gate. TDOC states that prerelease requirements may apply and a probation or parole officer must approve the release plan.

A pre-parole rescission can cancel a grant before physical release. Holds, another sentence, or an incomplete plan can also delay departure. Once TDOC shows parole, the person is in the community under conditions rather than fully discharged. Current supervision routing should be confirmed through the TDOC field office directory.

Parole

Conditional release to the community before sentence expiration, approved by the Board and supervised by TDOC.

Release Eligibility Date

The first date a person may be considered for parole under the governing sentence law.

Discharge

The end of the applicable custody or supervision obligation as recorded by the responsible agency.

Transfer

A move to another facility or authority while custody continues.

Northeast Complex Release Contact

The official facility contact can help route institution questions, though staff may restrict movement details for privacy and security. Formal sentence and discharge records belong with TDOC. Use the published main address rather than the separate courtesy-reporting address.

When requesting a record, identify the person by full name and TDOC number if known. Ask for the existing movement, sentence, release, or discharge document that answers the question. An agency need not create a new explanation or custom list.

Northeast Complex Release Boundaries

The official NECX operation includes a main compound and a Carter County Annex, but only the Mountain City main compound lies in Johnson County. The annex is at Roan Mountain in Carter County. A person moving between those sites stays within TDOC custody, even though the county changes.

This boundary prevents a common record error. Johnson County Jail is a separate sheriff-operated county facility used for local custody, eligible local sentences, and temporary holds. Northeast Correctional Complex is a state prison. The jail supplies its own booking and movement record; TDOC supplies the prison sentence and discharge record.

Northeast Complex Facility Record

Northeast Correctional Complex is operated by TDOC for the state felony system. The research found no sourced population or release-volume statistic suitable for a facility stat block, so no number should be inferred from the county jail’s figures. The prison and the 114-bed county jail serve different legal and records roles despite being in the same area.

The official Northeast Correctional Complex page is the source for the facility identity. The image below shows that state page rather than a commercial directory.

The state page confirms that the prison belongs to TDOC. Release status still comes from FOIL, TDOC records, and the exact supervision or discharge entry, not from the descriptive facility page alone.

Northeast Correctional Complex Release Preparation

TDOC reported that a Northeast State Community College cohort earned associate degrees at NECX in May 2025. That is evidence of an education program inside the institution. It is not proof that a specific person completed a program, received a release benefit, or went to a particular destination after custody.

The distinction matters whenever facility news is used as context. A program can support rehabilitation, but only the individual sentence, release plan, and TDOC record establish the legal path out. Keep those sources separate. Facility news describes the institution; FOIL and official records describe the person’s status.

Release planning can also involve an approved residence, reporting instructions, transportation arrangements, and other conditions set for one case. The research confirms TDOC release-plan approval as a key step but does not publish a standard NECX departure time, exit point, pickup procedure, or property-return schedule. Those practical facts should come from the institution or assigned supervision office. They cannot be inferred from administrative contact details or from a program announcement.

For someone approaching parole, check the Board decision, then confirm the plan and actual status through TDOC. For sentence expiration, request the final calculation or discharge record. This keeps helpful institutional context separate from the legal proof of release.

Note: An NECX education record supports facility context, but only TDOC can connect a specific program or plan to an individual release.