Pulaski Federal Release Routes
IDOC’s 2024 inspection documents USMS prisoners at Pulaski alongside Alexander and Union county detainees. That shared building does not merge their legal systems. A federal pretrial defendant may be released by federal court order, moved to another contract jail, or delivered to BOP after sentencing. Pulaski can show the physical exit, but the destination field determines the next source.
A local roster absence cannot prove a federal community release. Ask for the movement record and read the federal docket. If the person entered BOP, use the BOP Locator. The Alexander County release paths explain why the same Pulaski building also produces county and state branches.
Confirm a Federal Release
USMS manages federal pretrial and court-ordered custody. Its Prisoner Tracking System is not public. USMS also says it generally does not disclose personal histories, photographs, or arrival and departure times. The federal docket is therefore the main public source for detention and release orders before BOP commitment.
- Confirm with Pulaski that the person was held for USMS.
- Request the Pulaski booking and final movement entry.
- Read the federal docket for detention, release, sentencing, or commitment orders.
- If BOP received the person, search by register number or identifying name fields.
- For unresolved USMS records, use the agency’s FOIA process subject to exemptions.
A federal order may precede the door exit while identity, holds, transport, property, or other processing is completed. Keep both times when the docket and jail record differ.
Read BOP Release Results
BOP results show name, register number, age, race, sex, Release Date, and Location or Status. RELEASED plus a past date supports the narrow statement that the person left BOP custody. BOP warns that another correctional authority or supervision can still apply.
| BOP display | Meaning |
|---|---|
| RELEASED and past date | Out of BOP custody on the displayed date |
| Future release date | A projection, not a completed event |
| IN TRANSIT | Movement, not proof of release |
| UNKNOWN | The term is not determined |
| CCM or regional office | May reflect community placement or concurrent custody |
The locator principally covers people released after 1982 and updates daily. Older or incomplete cases may require records work. Do not translate a BOP release into “free of all custody.”
Pulaski Federal Records Contact
Pulaski created the local booking and movement records. Request the admission, USMS custodian designation, movement history, date and time of transfer or release, authority field, and destination. No verified Pulaski release-record fee was found. Ask for electronic records and a fee estimate.
Pulaski County Detention Center FOIA Officer20 Justice Drive
Ullin, IL 62992
gjones@pulaskicountyil.gov
Fax 618-845-3533
For federal agency records, use USMS FOIA. Privacy and law-enforcement exemptions may limit disclosure. Ask for existing records and a narrow date range rather than requesting a new conclusion.
County Versus Federal Custody
An Alexander detainee and a USMS prisoner can occupy the same facility while following different release paths. The Alexander court controls the county case. A federal court controls federal detention. IDOC controls a state commitment. Building location alone cannot identify legal authority.
- USMS custody
- Federal pretrial or court-ordered custody managed by the Marshals Service.
- BOP custody
- Federal prison custody after commitment to the Bureau of Prisons.
- Transfer
- Movement to another custodian while confinement continues.
- Federal release
- An exit supported by the federal order or agency-specific completed record.
When Pulaski records only “USMS” as the destination, continue with the federal case. Do not assume the person entered BOP, since pretrial movements can remain under USMS.
ICE Is a Different System
Historical ICE custody at Tri-County/Pulaski is not the same as current USMS contract housing. The ICE archive proves an old agreement, while Illinois TRUST Act section 15(g) required covered civil detention agreements terminated by 2022. No current Alexander ICE contract was verified.
Only independent facts justify an ICE ODLS search. A federal criminal defendant may have immigration issues, but neither the charge nor a jail disappearance proves an ICE transfer. ODLS has exact-match and coverage limits, so no result also proves nothing.
Verify the Federal Outcome
A strong finding identifies the person and register or case number, confirms USMS custody at Pulaski, records the local exit and destination, then matches the federal order or BOP status. If a BOP date is projected, label it projected. If the docket orders release but Pulaski shows later movement, report both and seek clarification.
Federal release can be followed by supervision. It can also be followed by another sovereign’s custody. The available record should support each step rather than one broad claim.
Note: Pulaski documents the building exit; federal court, USMS, or BOP records explain the federal legal outcome.
Pulaski Federal Movement Evidence
The Pulaski inspection describes records made at discharge or transfer. Staff are expected to verify identity and record the date, time, and authority for the event. The inspection also addresses a physical check, property inventory, signed property receipts, and delivery of property to a receiving authority when the person transfers. Those local records can establish when the Pulaski episode ended even when the federal agency limits disclosure of a prisoner’s personal history.
Ask Pulaski for the booking number, admission date, USMS contracting designation, movement audit, final exit timestamp, recorded authority, destination, and releasable property receipt. A destination naming a BOP institution, another contract jail, or a federal transport unit supports continued custody. It should not be rewritten as a community release. A federal court release order should still be paired with Pulaski’s accomplished exit because the order and the physical discharge can occur at different times.
USMS says its internal Prisoner Tracking System records prisoner processing and movement, but it is not a public person locator. A narrow FOIA request can name the federal case, detention period, Pulaski location, and specific movement or release record sought. Privacy and law-enforcement exemptions may restrict the response. When disclosure is limited, state that limit rather than filling it with a guess.
Federal Results Need Follow-Up
A person held solely for USMS before sentencing may never appear in the BOP locator. The federal docket is then the better public route for detention and release orders. If sentencing committed the person to BOP, allow for processing before expecting a locator result. BOP updates daily, and a recent transfer may not appear at once.
Older federal records outside the locator’s main post-1982 coverage may require an archival request. Name variants and missing register numbers can also obstruct a search. Record the exact terms used and the access date. If another state, county, or immigration hold appears in the record, follow that custodian before describing the person as returned to the community.
The phrases “departed Pulaski,” “released by federal court,” and “left BOP custody” describe three different records. Matching dates and identifiers may connect them, but one phrase should never substitute for the others. That precision is especially important at Pulaski because county and federal prisoners share the same building.