VINE Notification Descriptions and Definitions
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Notification Messages – Department of Corrections (DOC) |
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DOC General Release – The offender has been released from custody.
DOC Advanced Release – The offender is approaching the end of the court’s sentence and is scheduled to be released within fourteen days.
DOC Parole Eligibility – The offender will meet with the Parole Board within the next 90 days. |
DOC Escape – The offender has escaped.
DOC Return to Custody – The offender has been apprehended and returned to custody.
DOC Cancel Furlough - The furlough for this offender has been cancelled.
DOC (Advanced) Furlough – The offender is scheduled to begin a furlough.
DOC Home Incarceration – This offender has been placed on electronic monitoring. This offender will not be under constant correctional supervision.
DOC Sex Offender Conditional Discharge – This offender was released by sex offender conditional discharge. A sex offender conditional discharge is any person convicted under KRS 532.043(1).
DOC Shock Probation – The offender was released on shock probation. This is an order to release the offender by the court in the county of conviction.
DOC Release by Court Order – The offender was granted a release by a court order.
DOC Parole Notification - The offender has been paroled.
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Notification Messages – County Facilities (Jails) |
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General Release – The offender has been released from custody.
Escape – The offender has escaped.
Return from Escape (Re-Arrest) – The offender was apprehended and returned to custody.
Transfer (Known Facility) – The offender was transferred from county facility to another facility or the Department of Corrections. As a result, you will need to re-register with VINE.
Unsupervised Custody (WORK RELEASE) – The offender has been released from physical custody and has entered a work release program.
Unsupervised Custody (HOME INCARCERATION) – The offender has been placed in a home detention program ordered by the county of conviction and will not be under constant correctional supervision.
Unsupervised Custody (FURLOUGH) – This offender was released on a furlough.
Out of Custody Notification (ABSCOND) – The offender has absconded.
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Definitions |
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Parole is the supervised release of convicted offenders prior to the full completion of their original prison term.
Absconder means an offender who, while on probation or parole, conceals his/her location from the attending probation or parole officer.
Furlough means an authorized absence extending the limits of confinement from a correctional institution to visit a specific place within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for a specific length of time. At the expiration of the furlough, the inmate must return to the designated facility.
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