Lake Correctional Institution Release Jurisdiction
The Florida Department of Corrections operates Lake Correctional Institution at 19225 U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont. It is a state correctional institution, not a Lake County Sheriff's Office jail. That legal and record boundary controls every search. FDC records cover felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision. The Sheriff's booking search covers Lake County jail episodes and cannot establish release from Lake CI.
A person may leave Lake CI through community release, conditional release, parole where legally available, or transfer. A transfer to another FDC prison is continued state custody. Physical departure from one institution also may be followed by FDC community supervision, which means prison custody ended while legal supervision continued. The release record and supervised-population record must be read together when both apply.
Search Lake Correctional Institution Releases
Start at the FDC offender information menu. It separates current inmate population, inmate release, supervised population, and absconder records. Choosing the right branch prevents an old prison release from being confused with current custody or active supervision. The search accepts a name or six-character DC number, and some branches offer added form filters.
Follow this sequence:
- Choose Inmate Release Information Search for a completed or scheduled state-prison release.
- Enter the DC number when known, or search by name and compare identity fields.
- Open the matched detail and preserve its exact Release Date, Date Out-Custody, status, and institution history wording.
- Check the general inmate record if transfer or current location remains possible.
- Use Supervised Population Search to see whether state supervision followed prison release.
- Contact FDC release staff when an entry conflicts with a court order or other official record.
FDC warns that offender information can change quickly and may not reflect the true current location, status, or release date. Identity matching matters. Use the DC number, name, photograph when available, sentence facts, and offense history. An FDC photograph is a state offender image, not necessarily the booking image from an earlier Lake County arrest.
Note: The FDC release search updates nightly, while bulk public OBIS files follow a separate monthly update cycle.
Lake Correctional Institution Release Systems
The official FDC menu displays distinct record populations. The Inmate Release Search is the strongest online route for a past state-prison term. The general inmate search provides sentence and location history for current prison custody. The Supervised Population Search covers state community supervision after prison or court placement. The absconder branch concerns an alleged supervision failure and is not proof that the person is back in custody.
| FDC branch | Question answered |
|---|---|
| Inmate Population | Is the person in FDC prison custody, and what sentence or location is displayed? |
| Inmate Release | Does FDC show a completed or scheduled state-prison release and its date? |
| Supervised Population | Did community supervision follow physical release? |
| Absconder/Fugitive | Does FDC list an alleged failure to remain under state supervision? |
The official FDC search menu shown below comes from the state source.
Its separate branches illustrate why one general search cannot answer every Lake CI release and supervision question.
Lake Correctional Institution Release Contacts
Facility identity and state release records have different contacts. Lake Correctional Institution's verified address identifies the prison. For an ambiguous release entry, the FDC Bureau of Admission and Release is the direct route. Classification and Central Records handles questions about public offender information. The public-record custodian receives requests for existing state release, movement, discharge, or image records not available online.
Lake Correctional Institution
19225 U.S. Highway 27
Clermont, FL 34715-9025
FDC Bureau of Admission and Release: 850-488-9167
Email: dc.release@fdc.myflorida.com
Classification and Central Records: 850-488-9859
Use the DC number when contacting an FDC records unit.
For a formal request, the FDC public-record page identifies the custodian and online route. Request a specific existing record. Helpful terms include release record, movement history, public sentence or release-date computation material, supervision or discharge record, and offender photograph. Separate the end of prison custody from the later end of community supervision because those may occur years apart.
Lake Correctional Institution Release Records
FDC's public OBIS material describes released-person files for people released since October 1, 1997. Available fields can include basic release data, aliases, current and prior prison offenses, detainers, and incarceration history. An individual interactive detail may show Release Date and Date Out-Custody alongside custody, sentence, and incarceration information. Record only fields actually displayed for the matched person.
The date range belongs to the FDC released-prisoner cohort, not to Lake CI alone. It should not be read as the opening date of the institution or a promise that every field will be visible in every record. Interactive release information refreshes nightly. FDC's downloadable bulk data follows a monthly cycle, usually near the start of the month. A person checking a recent event should favor the interactive record and contact the Bureau of Admission and Release when the timing or status remains uncertain.
A strong Lake CI release check preserves the DC number, identity fields, release date or status wording, relevant prison sentence history, and any displayed supervision information. Blank or conflicting fields require records staff review. If the release was conditional, the Florida Commission on Offender Review may hold an order that explains the release authority, while FDC holds the physical custody and supervision data.
- Release
- The end of the identified FDC prison-custody episode.
- Transfer
- A move to another institution or authority that may continue custody.
- Supervision
- Rules and reporting that can continue after physical prison release.
- Discharge
- The later end of a sentence or supervision obligation, as shown by the responsible agency.
The distinction between release and discharge is central. A person can be out of prison but still under state control. Confirming both events gives a more complete result than treating the prison gate date as the end of every obligation.
Lake Correctional Institution Release Dates
For a person still confined, the calculated state date is the statutory tentative release date under Florida section 944.275. The public detail example uses the label Current Release Date. The date is an administrative estimate shaped by the sentence, jail or prison credit, eligible gain-time, restorations, forfeitures, detainers, new sentences, and later legal orders. It is not a guaranteed hour of departure.
When the date changes, compare the latest FDC detail with the governing sentence and any later court or Commission order. Do not substitute a county projected-release calculation. Lake County's jail gain-time framework is separate from the FDC state-prison framework. The Lake County projected release date resource explains that divide in more depth.
A scheduled release also may lead to supervision rather than full discharge. Search the supervised population after the release branch. If a detainer appears, obtain movement or receiving-agency information. A release from FDC custody does not prove that no other authority took custody next.
Note: A Current Release Date is a computed state field, while an actual out-custody date records a completed physical event.
Lake Correctional Institution Record Boundaries
The Lake County Sheriff's search should be used only for a separate county booking. A Lake County arrest can precede a state sentence, but the two agencies keep different records. Link the episodes with the court case, sentence, name, and identifiers rather than assuming one database contains the complete history.
Likewise, FDC's statewide release database is not a list of everyone who left the Tavares jail. It includes FDC prisoners from across Florida and refreshes on its own schedule. County jail release time comes from LCSO. State prison release comes from FDC. Federal prison release uses BOP. Each source answers only for its own custody.
That separation is the key safeguard for Lake CI. Verify the record type, match the person, preserve the exact agency wording, and follow any transfer to the next custodian. A geographic link to Lake County is never enough to replace the statewide FDC route.