Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility Release Records

Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility Releases

Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, known by the code IBC, is an active Michigan Department of Corrections prison. Its prisoners are serving state sentences. They are not part of the Ionia County jail population, and a release from IBC is not an Ionia County jail release merely because the prison is located in Ionia.

A person can leave Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility on parole, discharge from the MDOC sentence, transfer to another institution, or movement to another authority. Parole ordinarily means the person left prison to serve the remaining sentence under conditions and state supervision. Discharge generally marks the end of MDOC custody and supervision. Transfer means custody continued. A person described as paroled in custody may still be held by another jurisdiction.

The county jail phone, county release pages, and Sheriff FOIA do not document Bellamy Creek prison departures. The correct path is OTIS, MDOC, the Parole Release Unit when parole is involved, and the relevant supervising or sentencing office.

Confirm a Bellamy Creek Release

Begin with the Michigan OTIS search. An MDOC number is more precise than a common name. When it is unknown, use the person's name and then compare birth date, aliases, physical identifiers, sentence data, and location. The first matching name is not enough.

1. Enter the MDOC number or name. Add careful search details only as needed to narrow the results.
2. Choose Prisoners for current confinement, Parolees for post-prison supervision, Discharged for completed MDOC supervision, or All when the stage is unclear.
3. Open the matched profile and read Current Status, Assigned Location, Earliest Release Date, and Discharge Date as separate fields.
4. Review each sentence block for the court file, county, Date of Discharge, and Discharge Reason.
5. Confirm a disputed parole date or placement through the Parole Release Unit, and confirm a supervision assignment through the listed field office.
6. Use the sentencing court and MDOC records when OTIS is absent, old, or inconsistent with an order.

OTIS public records include current prisoners, parolees, probationers, and people discharged within three years of supervision discharge. It does not cover county-jail-only sentences. Earlier removal can follow a set-aside. A no-result response can therefore reflect age, removal, misspelling, or the wrong custody system rather than proving no state record exists.

The Ionia County released inmate search helps route a person to county, state, federal, or immigration sources when the last authority is uncertain.

Note: Assigned Location may be another prison or a supervision office, so read it with Current Status before drawing a release conclusion.

Bellamy Creek Records and Contact

Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility can confirm general institutional contact information, but public release and supervision status belong in MDOC systems. The facility telephone does not replace OTIS or a formal records request. Questions about parole-date documentation and placement belong with the Parole Release Unit.

The official Bellamy Creek facility page supplies the institution's identity and program information.

The image identifies Bellamy Creek as an MDOC prison, which is why state offender and discharge records govern its release path.

For parole questions after a positive Board decision, use the Parole Release Unit. The Unit documents the decision, parole date, term, and special conditions, makes required notifications, and coordinates release placement. A grant does not guarantee immediate departure because release can await an approved plan, and adverse information or misconduct can affect the process before departure.

The facility's security levels and specialized placements describe institutional operation, not an individual's release status. Do not infer parole, discharge, or transfer from a program page or unit description. Match the person through the MDOC number and OTIS profile, then direct a date or placement question to the state office responsible for that stage.

Read Bellamy Creek OTIS Results

OTIS separates eligibility, physical departure, supervision, and final discharge. Earliest Release Date is an eligibility milestone, not a guaranteed date at the gate. Parole Board Jurisdiction Date describes Board authority. Date Paroled reflects placement on parole status. Discharge Date is the later endpoint when MDOC supervision ends.

The profile may also show an MDOC number, SID, aliases, marks and tattoos, photograph and image date, sentence details, court file number, and linked statute. A photograph helps match identity but does not prove release. Its image date is not a custody date. OTIS itself warns that dates and statuses can change, so disputed information should be checked with MDOC and the sentencing court.

Note: A parolee has normally left prison but remains under sentence, while a discharged person has reached the MDOC supervision endpoint.

Bellamy Creek Parole In-Reach

Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility identifies itself as an MDOC In-Reach institution for people paroling to a fourteen-county West Michigan area that includes Ionia. That local reentry role concerns preparation and connection before parole. It does not prove that a named prisoner has received parole or establish a departure date.

The legal release path still depends on the Michigan Parole Board and the Parole Release Unit. After a positive decision, the Unit records the terms, completes required notices, and coordinates an approved plan. Region 4 supervision may follow after a person leaves Bellamy Creek. The assigned office in OTIS should be read as a supervision location, not as another prison.

Program participation and In-Reach status can explain activity before a planned release. They do not replace OTIS Current Status, Date Paroled, or the facility and Unit records. A planned placement can change. Confirm the actual stage rather than inferring it from preparation services.

Bellamy Creek in Ionia's Prison Cluster

Bellamy Creek is one of three active MDOC prisons clustered along West Bluewater Highway in Ionia County. Ionia Correctional Facility and Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility are also active state prisons. Michigan Reformatory is a fourth well-known Ionia institution in older records, but MDOC says it closed on November 13, 2022.

The cluster makes exact facility matching essential. A search result using “Ionia” might identify the county of conviction, Bellamy Creek, another state prison, or a parole office. Confirm the facility code, MDOC number, Assigned Location, and sentence before attributing a release to IBC.

The nearby Ionia County Correctional Center is a separate Sheriff's jail for county custody. Its MI-VINE, phone, court, and Sheriff records path does not substitute for OTIS. Likewise, an old Michigan Reformatory location cannot describe current custody after the facility's closure. Operator and facility type decide which release record applies.

Bellamy Creek Release Records

Use MDOC records for historical movements, parole, or discharge information that is no longer available in public OTIS. Identify the person by MDOC number, name, sentence or court file, facility, and a narrow date range. Ask for existing records that document the movement or status rather than asking MDOC to create a new conclusion.

OTIS profile

The current public view of status, location, dates, identity, and sentence details.

Parole Release Unit record

Documents a positive decision, parole date, terms, notices, and placement coordination.

MDOC movement record

Can distinguish institutional transfer from departure on parole.

Sentencing-court record

Establishes the judgment and corrects errors that arise from the court order.

Supervision office record

Addresses a disputed parole or probation assignment after release.

An OTIS error rooted in the judgment belongs first with the sentencing court. A wrong supervision status belongs with the appropriate parole or probation office. MDOC says its record changes when directed by the court order or supervising agent. For a consequential date, compare the profile, the sentence-level entry, and the responsible office.

The final question is always the same: did the person leave Bellamy Creek for the community, transfer to another institution, or remain held by another authority? Current Status, Assigned Location, Date Paroled, Discharge Date, and the movement record must be read together. That evidence is more reliable than a county release list that does not cover this state prison.